WRA 453WRA 453Grant & Grant & Proposal WritingProposal Writing

Fall 2005Fall 2005

Bill Hart-DavidsonBill Hart-Davidson

hartdav2@msu.eduhartdav2@msu.edu

Session 16: proposal macro & microstructures

PIP : A fractal PIP : A fractal organization scheme for organization scheme for

proposingproposing

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Try it: proposing an Try it: proposing an activityactivity

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To ensure that our visualizations are usable, we will invite two expert reviewers from the field of information visualization to comment and give feedback on the design. Paul Dourish & Barbara Mirel are two leading researchers in the areas of information visualizationa and computer-supported cooperative work. Both have agreed to support this project by serving as reviewers. We believe that with the help of Mirel & Dourish, our visualization tool can be integrated into the work practice of proposal writers who have not previously used self-analytic tools to improve their performance.

Scaled up: PIP for methods slot Scaled up: PIP for methods slot

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Line of Argument: Here is a methodological approach that has been shown to be sound in these previous studies/projects.

Line of Argument: We are using the methodological approach, adapting for our specific project in these ways.

Line of Argument: Based on our pilot study and previous published work, here are the positive outcomes we expect that match with the goals stated in the RFP. (e.g. replicability, validity, etc.)

Scaled down: PIP elevator speechScaled down: PIP elevator speech

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Some colleagues of mine and I are working on a way to improve proposal writing success by visualizing the proposing process.

We depict proposing process as chains of communication events rather than tasks.

Task-based visualizations are not detailed enough, we find, because knowledge work tasks are themselves made up of communication events - sometimes many of them!

Your PIP practiceYour PIP practice

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Draft an elevator speech for your P2 project using the PIP structure. Post it to your project page

Using the PIP structure can be a helpful, ready-to-hand strategy for all parts of the proposing process. Try it for yourself!

Not only will this earn you credit for an in class exercise when you post it to your project page, you might also find yourself using it for real when talking to someone about project 2!

Scaling Up Scaling Up

Whole Whole ProposalProposal

This project This project should be should be supported…supported…

These are These are our our methods…methods…

These are These are the expected the expected benefits…benefits…

Methods Methods SectionSection

We propose We propose this this methodology methodology because…because…

This is how This is how we will carry we will carry out the out the methodsmethods

These are These are the expected the expected outcomes…outcomes…

Phase XPhase X This phase is This phase is necessary necessary because…because…

This is what This is what goes on goes on during phase during phase XX

Here are the Here are the expected expected outcomes…outcomes…

TaskTask This task This task should be should be done done because…because…

Here is how Here is how the task will the task will be donebe done

These are These are the expected the expected outcomes…outcomes…

LevelLevel P1 SlotP1 Slot I SlotI Slot P2 SlotP2 Slot

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Types of Current Situations &Types of Current Situations &Expected OutcomesExpected Outcomes

Lack insight

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Lack Plan

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Want plan implemented

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Types of Current Situations &Types of Current Situations &Expected OutcomesExpected Outcomes

Lack insight

Have insight

Want insight

Lack Plan

Want plan

Want plan implemented

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Tell us about your P3Tell us about your P3

What are the possible current conditions?

What are the possible desired outcomes?

How does your project fit in?

What are your objectives? (back to PIP!)