- A description of your target organization
- An existing policy or program in that organization;
- Background about the current state of your policy/program; what are its accomplishments, challenges, where it fits within broader city operations and how favorably it is viewed by senior leadership;
- An overview of your proposed solution;
- A list of resources you have already carefully reviewed including city docs, relevant docs from other cities, relevant docs that provide a conceptual foundation
- Resources and docs you plan to use going forward including interview subjects, primary and secondary sources.
- You should think through questions such as:
- Who needs to buy into this plan?’,
- How do I structure this as a pitch for those people?’,
- What does success for various stakeholders look like?;
- How will this make lives easier or their work more impactful?