Typical Proposal Outline

1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction and Background
a. Clear business case justifying proposed solution. Business case
should answer questions like:
i. what is the current position of the banks in terms of
current number of depositors?
ii. Current number of branches across the country?
iii. What are some of the banks portfolios of products, which
could be offered to the unbanked populations, particularly
those in remote/rural locations?
iv. What are some other/similar products offered by
competitors?
v. Existing opportunities for growth/expansion to mobilize
new depositors?
vi. Current government policies regarding reaching unbanked
populations in Nigeria?
vii. What and How could technology be leveraged to deliver
new/existing product(s)
b. What approach is being proposed to deliver this new/existing
service?
i. Are we building/developing new technology product(s)?
ii. What kind of technology products will be developed?
iii. What is/are your value proposition to be engaged to
deliver this initiative?
iv. What is/are your background/experience in delivering this
kind of solution/service in the banking industry?
v. What is/are the various components of the proposed
technology solution – Device platform, Software
(bespoke/off the shelf); communication mode;
Authentication/security mode?
vi. What are the other sample list of features/capabilities
which the proposed solution will provide to the
organization?
vii. Define a descriptive architectural design of the proposed
solution
c. Delivery methodology – this should be a standard SDLC and
Expected output at each phase: Project plan
i. Requirement Gathering/Analysis
ii. Existing & New Business Model Design
iii. Software Development Activities
iv. Software Staging & Testing
v. Rollout/Deployment/Training/Maintaining & Support