Reference no: EM133399575

Proposal Format:

The purpose of this document is to present your project idea to your project supervisor/instructor with enough details to convince him about your idea and get it approved.

Before you decide on a project and prepare a proposal, identify the people you want to work with - people with the right attitude and skills and who are team players. Discuss ideas in a group meeting and also have a brainstorming session. This will help you in looking at an idea from different angles/perspectives and in identifying requirements and constraints.

General guidelines:

• Form a team and select a group leader
• Choose an appropriate and attractive title for your project
• Clearly state the main project idea - this is your problem statement
  • Describe why you have chosen this idea
  • Describe the benefits it brings and the problems it solves
• Identify project requirements and constraints - this will be your project scope
• Identify what resources you will require in order to complete your project in the allotted duration - team members you will need, cost of parts you will require, hardware and software tools, etc.
• Describe how you plan to solve these problems - design methodology
• Prepare a project plan in the form of a Gantt chart. A project without a plan will most likely fail (remember: "if you fail to plan - then plan to fail")
  • Breakdown your project into a set of tasks required to complete the project.
  • Estimate the time duration for each task and assign tasks to team members
  • Define the role of each team member

The required format for your proposal is given below.

• Grading Cover Sheet.
• Cover page: include a cover page (see next section).
• Contents.
• Problem Statement/Abstract: Describe briefly and clearly the main idea of your project, why you have chosen it and what benefits it bring or problems it solves.
• Project Scope: In this section you define the scope of your project - what you plan on doing as well as what you are not doing. Identify the requirements specifications and constraints.
• Introduction: Provide the necessary background to the project idea including the overall objectives, design specifications and approach.
• Design Methodology: In this section you describe the methodology/approach you will adopt in your project in order to meet your project objectives. Use diagrams/figures to illustrate preliminary ideas for your system design.
• Project Plan: In this section, you describe how you are going to manage your project. Show your project plan in the form of a Gantt chart.
  • Breakdown your project into a set of tasks required to complete the project.
  • Estimate the time duration for each task and assign tasks to team members.
  • Define the role of each team member.
• Proposed Budget: In this section, you outline an estimate of the budget for the project which includes cost of parts, components, software tools, etc.
• Project Deliverables: In this section, you list out the expected project deliverables (results or outcomes) such as a product, detailed design documents, a final report, publications, etc. The success of the project depends on producing these deliverables and the project team will be responsible for the same.
• Conclusions: Write briefly about why you think your idea is good, how important it is in terms of solving a real-world problem, its benefits and its limitations.
• References: List all the references you have cited in the write-up. Refer to the document "General guidelines for writing Technical Reports" for guidance on citing references.