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9.0.2.7. Write the proposal
Required
An overview, but also the beginnings of planning. The detail required depends on the project's complexity: enough for a reviewer to be confident the five tests can be met, and not so much that preparing it fails to respect the time it takes.
Notes and warnings
Tip. A proposal is an overview and the beginnings of planning, not the plan. Asking for the detail of a plan at proposal stage is the error 9.0.2.3 is written to prevent, because it makes a Scout invest that time before knowing whether the project will be approved at all.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 9.0.2.7 · The proposal is an overview and the beginnings of planning, with detail proportionate to complexity.