What are proposals?

Documents that contain ideas and plans for

new projects with innovative ideas

Offer new strategies and promote services.

Its an important task assigned at any technical

work place
The purpose of a proposal is to present ideas and
plans for the Readers consideration

Examples
Proposal to describe a new kind of plasma or led TV screen
to be developed by an electronics engineer

A proposal for the use of robots in an factory

A proposal for a monorail system in a city by a civil engine

A proposal for funding for the study of extent of certain fis

A proposal persuades the reader to accept the proposed
course of action explains & justifies what it proposes
Engineers
Scientists
Researchers
Business executives
Managers & Other administrators write Proposals to initiat
New projects
Provide fresh ideas
Solve problems or reinforce and prompt innovative
strategies
Proposals can be classified in accordance to

Structure: Formal & Non-formal

Nature of the audience: Internal & external

Source of origin: Solicited / unsolicited

INTERNAL PROPOSALS:
WITHIN COMPANIES TO PLAN OR PROPOSE A
NEW PROJECTS OR PRODUCTS

EXTERNAL PROPOSALS:
TO OFFER SERVICES OR PRODUCTS TO CLIENTS
BOTH HAVE THE SAME FEATURES

INTRODUCTION
DEACRIPTION OF THE CURRENT SITUATION
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT PLAN
REVIEW OF QUALIFICATIONS
DISCUSSION OF COSTS & BENEFITS
GRAPHICS & BUDGET
BASIC PATTERN OF A PROPOSAL
FRONT
FRONT MATTER
MATTER

INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION

CURRENT
CURRENT
SITUATION
SITUATION

PROJECT
PROJECT PLAN
PLAN

QUALIFICATIONS
QUALIFICATIONS

COSTS
COSTS &
&
BENIFITS
BENIFITS

CONCLUSION
CONCLUSION

BACK MATTER
BACK MATTER