3.1 Meaningful participation of people and organizations connected to the proposal process 3.2 Information-gathering 3.3 Time 3.4 Money, staff time and other resources

Step 3.5

Decision-making

Complete the Step 3: Proposal Work Plan Worksheet before starting proposal development, and ensure that all stakeholders agree to what is proposed.
Develop or agree to an existing style guide. A style guide is a reference document that includes rules and suggestions for writing and document presentation. Having a style guide for proposals and other documents can increase the quality of the final product, as well as decrease the time spent discussing such issues as the proposal is developed. [link to appendix]