When you want to sell a telecommuting plan for your company to the CEO, you’ll want to put together a comprehensive proposal. Here’s what that proposal should include:
- Executive summary
Outline the proposal. It is designed to summarize and highlight the key items detailed in the proposal.
- Introduction
Explain why the organization is interested in telecommuting.
- Definition of telecommuting
Explain what telecommuting is. Each organization has specific ideas regarding its own program.
- History of telecommuting
Introduce the background of telecommuting as a concept. Telecommuting has been in existence for nearly 20 years.
- Evaluation of competition
A critical component of your proposal. Request information from a competitor or similar industry that has a telecommuting program. Include whatever statistics are available.
- Benefits of telecommuting
List and quantify the potential benefits to the organization.
- Adjustments
- Objectives
List the objectives of your program by priority. Include a cost-benefit analysis and/or preliminary cost-justification model.
- Telecommuting policy
Create a guideline for your custom program.
- Implementation plan
Detail a time schedule for implementation.
- Selection of telecommuters
- Training
Outline the topics that will be included in the training sessions.
- Focus groups
Establish who will be responsible for implementation and early evaluation of the telecommuting program and when the sessions will take place.
- Evaluation
Reinforce the reasons for a telecommuting program. It should provide an overview of the anticipated impact telecommuting will have on your organization and underscore the importance of evaluation.
- Recommendation
Summarize the benefits of telecommuting for the organization, why it should implement a program, and when that implementation should take place.
- Appendices
Include examples of materials referenced in your plan.