WRA 453 Grant & Proposal Writing Fall 2005 Bill Hart-Davidson Session 16: proposal macro & microstructures

PIP : A fractal organization scheme for proposing Persuade Inform Persuade

Try it: proposing an activity Persuade Inform Persuade 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 Persuade Inform Persuade 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 speech Persuade Inform Persuade 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 practice Persuade Inform Persuade 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 Whole Proposal This project should be supported… These are our methods… These are the expected benefits… Methods Section We propose this methodology because… This is how we will carry out the methods These are the expected outcomes… Phase X This phase is necessary because… This is what goes on during phase X Here are the expected outcomes… Task This task should be done because… Here is how the task will be done These are the expected outcomes… Level P1 Slot I Slot P2 Slot Freed p. 178

Types of Current Situations & Expected Outcomes Lack insight Have insight Want insight Lack Plan Want plan Want plan implemented Freed p. 21

Types of Current Situations & Expected Outcomes Lack insight Have insight Want insight Lack Plan Want plan Want plan implemented Freed p objective

Tell 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!)