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Pilot proposal

A proposal you send a customer: the problem in their numbers, the outcome you will prove, the plan, the price and the terms on which the pilot becomes an annual contract.

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01What it is

A customer-facing pilot proposal, written in the customer’s own words and numbers. Every blue cell is something you agree with the customer’s sponsor before kick-off, not after.

What’s inside

  • The problem in your numbers
  • The outcome we will prove: three success criteria with baselines and targets
  • Scope
  • Plan and timeline
  • Roles
  • Price and terms
  • Data, security and compliance
  • Reference and case-study rights
  • Next steps and sign-off

Start here. Sections 1, 2 and 6: the problem in their numbers, the three success criteria, and the price and conversion terms. Send nothing until those three are agreed in a call.

It comes filled in with a worked example for Northlight AI Ltd, a fictional company. Blue cells are yours: overwrite the example values with your own and keep the structure. Delete the first page, which is for you, before you send it.

03What's included
The proposal's first page: the problem in the customer's numbers and the outcome to prove
The proposal's first page: the problem in the customer's numbers and the outcome to prove
Scope and plan: what is in and out of the pilot
Scope and plan: what is in and out of the pilot
Pilot proposalTemplate · DOCX
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