Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1. Introduction
2. Background for Undertaking the Project
3. Procedure for Undertaking the Project
4. Project Budget
Parts of a Project Proposal
I. INTRODUCTION
• The introduction of your project proposal should be short and it
should inform those reading the proposal about three things:
1) What the project will accomplish?
2) Why the project should be undertaken?
3) How your project will help the company to achieve its goals?
Parts of a Project Proposal
II. BACKGROUND
• The background will demonstrate the need for the project, and it will
show how the project fits into the company's other projects and the
company's goals. A well-written project background will show the
effects of similar projects on other company's bottom line, and it will
show how the idea for the project came up.
Parts of a Project Proposal
III. PROCEDURE
• When writing the procedure for undertaking the project, you will want to
demonstrate to those reading the project proposal that you know how to
make the project happen. This will be the longest section of your project
proposal. You want those in key decision-making positions to understand
that you know what you are doing. Items included in this section will
include:
• A well-constructed scope statement
• A statement of all relevant milestones and deliverables
• A statement of known risks and how they will be overcome
• A list of relevant stakeholders, known team members, and how they will be involved
• A timeline of how long the project will take
Parts of a Project Proposal
IV. BUDGET
• Make sure that your readers will know how much money you will
need to undertake the project, when you will need the money, and
how that money will be spent. The more detailed you are in this
section, the easier it will be to acquire funding. After all, those
providing money will want to know how it will be spent.
Example of a Project Proposal