This is topic Technical Proposal text in forum Books, Films, Food and Culture at Hatrack River Forum.


To visit this topic, use this URL:
http://www.hatrack.com/ubb/main/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=057177

Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
 
Hmmmm, something a little out of my normal comfort area. I've been asked to work jointly on a technical proposal report in order to provide information to another business for a contract.

Someone else will be working on a separate report for the marketing side thankfully, but I still need some guidelines for the technical part.

Anybody have some favourite textbooks on the subject (I don't mind additional information on other forms of technical reports in the text either).
 
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
 
What are you looking for? Books about proposals in particular, books about technical writing in general, or a template from which to start?

For a guide to writing proposals, try this:
http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~ebrown/infobr3.htm
 
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
 
If you are looking for technical communication books, I recommend the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=allyn+%26+bacon+technical+communications&x=0&y=0
 
Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by katharina:
... Books about proposals in particular, books about technical writing in general, or a template from which to start?

Maybe more the first and third, although the second is welcome as well if people have particular favourites which also happen to cover business proposals as well.
 
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
 
Are the links I posted what you are looking for?
 
Posted by Mucus (Member # 9735) on :
 
I like the specifics in the first guide, although I'll have to modify it a bit for a corporate environment that still does R&D.

I'll make a trip out tommorow to see about the A&B series and if I can locate it in the nearby bookstores, university or otherwise.
 


Copyright © 2008 Hatrack River Enterprises Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.


Powered by Infopop Corporation
UBB.classic™ 6.7.2