When drafting a Project Proposal or Issue Report, one should keep in mind the following elements for inclusion:
Project Proposal
The project proposal should include the following elements, unless, for some reason, they do not apply.
- Project overview (description, purpose, goals, relation to strategic plan)
- Stakeholders (who would be affected by the project)
- Deliverables or outcomes (expected results)
- Impact (anticipated reach of project to internal and external audiences)
- Resources (funds, staff and volunteer manpower necessary to complete project, etc.)
- Timelines
- How the project's success will be measured
- Action requested
Issues Report
- Executive Summary
- Statement of issue/problem
- How issue relates to strategic plan
- Background
- Possible courses of action and pros/cons of each
- Long-term implications for the profession
- Other relevant information
- Recommendation
- Action requested