Project Proposal

• Solicited Internal

  • It is used when the target reader is within the organization.
  • It responds to a specific request within the organization.
  • The problem has been identified within the organization and the decision to solve it has been made.
• Unsolicited Internal

  • It is used when the target reader is within the organization.
  • It is a self-initiated proposal that no one asked for.
  • The target reader has not yet identified that a problem exists within the organization; hence, no decision has been made to solve the problem.
• Solicited External

  • It is used when the target reader is not within the organization.
  • It responds to a specific request from someone who is not within the company.
  • The problem has been identified and the decision to solve it has been made.
• Unsolicited External

  • It is used when the target reader is not within the organization.
  • It is self-initiated proposals that no one ask for.
  • The target reader has not yet identified that a problem exists; hence, no decision has been made to solve the problem.