Step 3.3

Time

The time required for each step of the proposal development process described throughout this course depends on a number of circumstances. Any number of variations exists.

As stakeholder participation is so important for community level projects, the time required for each step is often longer than for other kinds of proposal development; input-gathering and review processes can be quite time-consuming.

Thus, the work plan that you design will inevitably be a tradeoff between the ideal level of participation and the practicality of meeting the deadline.