14 January 2015

Guidance for completing CDE research proposals

Bruce Hardie - CDE Technology Manager

Proposal content

Proposal format

Exemplars

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What are we looking for?

5 key factors

The idea

Clarity!!!

Innovation!!!

Low technology readiness levels

The idea

Science

History

Proposal = contract

The idea

Defence users

Scenario

Conditions of use

The idea

Multiple uses

Limitations

Graphics

The idea

Capabilities

Improvements

YOUR vision!!!

The idea

UNCLASSIFIED

The benefit

Valued benefit(s)

Significant levels

Commitment

The benefit

Critical science and technology

Wider applications

MOD as a business

The benefit

Critical science and technology

Wider applications

MOD as a business

The benefit

Improvements and measurements

Justification

The impact

Game changing?

Push boundaries?

Barriers

The impact

‘Acid test’

YOUR vision

The impact

Benefits

Body of evidence

Roadmap

The impact

Benefits

Body of evidence

Roadmap

The approach

Strong outputs

Clear descriptions

Logical/progressive

The approach

Time and resources

Dependencies

Credibility

The approach

Access to facilities

Government-furnished ‘X’ (GFX)

Assumptions

The approach

Ethics

The deliverables

Clear offerings

Differences – rivals

Performance

CDE assessment

Performance Assessment Framework (PAF)

CDE assessment

Online links

PAF guide

All competitions

CDE assessment

Operational relevance

HIGH impact

Likelihood of exploitation

Make it happen

Delivery

Building critical S&T for UK

Future capabilities

Future visions

Scientific quality/innovation

Innovative science

Feasibility

Assess feasibility

De-risk decisions

Push S&T limits

Technical risk

Great proposals!

Evidence required

Contribution

Online bid submission

Portal – only route

Low overheads

Control of intellectual property (IP)

Getting started

Technical tabs - advice

Options

Use carefully..

(ANY) option

Proposal - front cover

Title

Innovation description

Careful thought

Military scenario

Where used?

Multiple uses?

Constraints

Military organisation

Land – sea – air? Type of role activities

Military capability

Do we need it?

Performance

How measured?

Attachments

Complexity

1MB max

MS Word format

Requirements

Functions

Steps

Diagrams

Solution

Logical/progressive

Scientific principles

Diagrams

Solution

History

Stand alone

Assessors shoes…

Critical parameters

Availability

Barriers

Openness

Performance assessment

Experimentation

Detailed design

Reliable data

Performance assessment

Experimentation

Detailed design

Reliable data

Performance assessment

Builds confidence

Intellectual capital

Ownership of IP

Level of maturity

Approach

Stakeholder management

Other stakeholders

Downstream

Stakeholder map

Contract scenario

Planned activities

Future vision

Attachments!

Supply organisation

Who's involved?

Alliances

Don’t rely on GFX..

Supply capability

Resources?

Other GFX!

Commercial routes

Resource scheduling

Known FY “bug”

Be specific!

Overheads

Contracting terms

Contract type

Justify choice

Reasonable profit

Deliverables

Clearly defined

Clear links

Payment schedules

Advanced funding

Stage payments

Contract set up

Final reminders!

The 5 key factors!

Clear & concise!

Use (ANY) option

Final reminders!

Innovation description

Online form

Graphics

Final reminders!

Avoid GFX

Early submissions!

Contract set up

Proposal health check

Proof read

Remove ambiguity

Weed out TLAs!

Effective proposals

Content

PAF

Structure