One-Page Proposal for Beginners: Lead With the Conclusion So Your Boss Decides in 3 Minutes

Beginners who freeze when told to fit it on one page use this beginner template to learn the one-page proposal. A single A4 page covers four parts - conclusion, background and problem, proposal, and impact, cost, and schedule - so your boss can read it and decide in three minutes. The whiteboard holds the four-part skeleton, three ways to phrase your conclusion, a guide to how much fits on the page, the three questions you'll be asked (why now, how much, who) with room to answer, five steps for the writing order, and a pre-send check. The task board runs five columns from gathering material to submitted, opening with four parent tasks - gather material, write it on one page, prepare for questions, and submit for a decision - each split into three subtasks, 16 in all, none started. State the conclusion first, then back it with background, proposal, cost, and schedule, and it stays short. Good for a first internal proposal or shrinking a long document to one page.