Technical proposal ETC
- 1. Technical Proposals A technical proposal is a document where you introduce your product, explain how it can help solve the recipient's issue, identify the company's plan for execution and provide technical details of the deal.
- 2. Technical Proposals • Definition • Purposes • Types • Structure
- 3. DEFINITION • Sales offer • Product or Service • Written offer to solve a technical problem or to undertake a project of practical or theoretical in nature
- 4. PURPOSES • To sell property, buildings, machines, etc. • To construct buildings, highways, etc. • To survey areas for water resources • To design training programmes • To take up office automation • To undertake research
- 6. SALES PROPOSALS • Business Proposals • Outside the company • Requests: mails or newspaper
- 7. RESEARCH PROPOSALS • Academic in nature • Mostly solicited • Educational Institutions, research labs, etc. • May appear in foreign language also
- 8. Structure • Prefatory • Main body • Supplementary parts
- 9. • Title page Prefatory • Letter of transmittal • Draft contract • Table of contents • List of illustrations • Executive summary
- 10. Main body • Introduction • Technical section • Management section • Cost estimate • Conclusion
- 11. Supplementary • Appendix • Sources and References
- 13. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL • Cover letter • Accompanies or bound • After the title page • Government Organizations • Introductory paragraph (topic, purpose, scope) • Middle paragraph ( highlights) • Concluding paragraph ( inviting to respond positively)
- 14. Draft contract Quick summary Topic Proposer details Duration Cost 1st year/ subsequent years
- 15. CONTENTS • Brief proposals do not require • Long proposals need „CONTENTS‟ page • To locate topics and subtopics • Don‟t have too many subtopics
- 16. CONTENTS Draft contract (ii) Executive summary (iii) 1. Technical section 1 1.1. Structure of the manufacturing unit 1.2. Details of machinery 1.3. The process 2. Management Section 2.1. Proposer details 2.2. Plan of action 2.3. Schedules 3. Cost estimate Appendix References
- 17. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS • Long proposals & more illustrations ( more than 5) • Separate “Contents” page for illustrations (graphs, tables, diagrams, etc.) • To locate easily • Check the page numbers
- 18. Executive summary Back ground Purpose Scope infrastructure facilities Technical details Significance Reemphasis
- 19. Introduction • Problem statement (clear understanding) • Purpose, scope • Technical overview • Methodology • Significance • Structure
- 20. Technical section • System overview (Technical description) • Analysis of existing situation • Possible design solutions • Proposed solution • Sources of information • Methodology
- 21. Management section Chains of command (org. charts) Corporate / employee credentials Schedules (work, implementation, reporting, maintenance, delivery,completion, payment, forecast) Gantt chart, Milestone chart Team organization Company profile
- 22. Cost Estimate Important funding (if internal) Break up (equipment details man power expenses miscellaneous / consumables) Match with draft contract
- 23. Conclusion • Reemphasize strengths • Assure the reader • No new ideas • Very brief (one paragraph)
- 24. Appendix • Credentials details • Supporting technical documents • Illustrations
- 25. DEMO