Engineering Project Proposal Template
Questions to ask:
What is the underlying problem you are trying to address?
- Should be well defined
- Focus on the issue
- No solutions yet
Why should we solve this problem?
- Impact on the org
- Significance and urgency
- Add data (quantitative or qualitative)
How can we solve this problem?
- Proposed changes required.
- Incorporate different views (4+1 architectural view model)
- What are we optimising? (Deadline/Tech Debt)
- What are we sacrificing? (Tech Debt/Complexity)
- What are some alternatives to solve this problem (Important)
What are the risks with the solution?
- Clearly list any risks
- How and When are we thinking about tackling these
- What can fail and the impact