Acknowledgement: Shared by Peter Bamuhigire, techguypeter.com, +256 784 464178.
Use When
- Use this skill whenever proposal content needs the correct proposer identity, signatory, or voice.
- Load it when the user asks to write as a person, company, consortium, or client.
Do Not Use When
- The task is unrelated to proposal authorship or identity.
- A proposer profile has already been selected and does not change.
Required Inputs
| Artefact | Source/provider | Required? | Missing-input behaviour |
|---|---|---|---|
| The proposer name or relationship structure. | Buyer solicitation, ToR, or approved brief | Required | Stop the affected claim, request or verify the input, and label the resulting gap. |
Any existing profile file or details needed to adapt client-template.md. |
Buyer, verified sector source, or discovery | Required | Stop the affected claim, request or verify the input, and label the resulting gap. |
| The proposal type so the selected identity can be applied consistently. | Buyer, verified sector source, or discovery | Conditional | Stop the affected claim, request or verify the input, and label the resulting gap. |
Workflow
- Determine who the proposal is being written for before drafting any section.
- Load exactly one primary profile unless the engagement explicitly requires a consortium or joint venture.
- Apply the selected profile to voice, signatory, experience framing, team composition, and branding.
- Create or adapt a client profile if no existing file fits.
- Re-check downstream sections for profile consistency before finalizing.
Stop condition: Stop when proposer identity, controlling framework, mandatory form, sector fit, current rule, or load-bearing evidence remains unresolved.
Recovery: Record the gap and owner, seek clarification or current evidence, and return only the separable proposal content that remains supportable.
Quality Standards
- Use one clear proposer identity across the proposal unless a multi-entity arrangement is explicit.
- Keep voice, credentials, and experience evidence aligned to the selected profile.
- Treat profile files as living records that can be updated after successful proposals.
Anti-Patterns
- Do not draft proposal content before resolving the proposer identity.
- Do not mix individual and company voices inside the same section unless the structure requires it.
- Do not reference Peter or Chwezi when ghostwriting for a client unless they are genuinely part of the team.
- Treating a neighbouring sector or framework as interchangeable. Fix: identify the controlling rule and primary outcome.
- Adding terminology without changing a delivery choice. Fix: link each term to method, risk, output, or evaluation criterion.
- Presenting an unverified current rule or statistic as settled. Fix: cite and date the source or mark it not assessed.
- Ignoring a missing mandatory input. Fix: stop the affected claim and assign an evidence owner.
- Letting sector or identity framing contradict methodology, staffing, schedule, or price. Fix: reconcile all affected sections before release.
Outputs
| Artefact | Consumer | Acceptance condition |
|---|---|---|
| A selected proposer profile and a clear voice rule for the rest of the proposal. | Proposal lead, section writer, and evaluator-readiness reviewer | Applied consistently, traceable to the selected source, and free of unsupported identity, framework, or sector claims. |
Evidence Produced
| Evidence | Consumer | Acceptance condition |
|---|---|---|
| Routing and source record | Proposal lead and reviewer | Selected identity, framework, sector, source, date, and material gaps are recorded. |
| Decision record | Section writer and delivery lead | Each material choice has rationale, owner, evidence, and a review or stop condition. |
| Conformance check | Release reviewer | Mandatory forms, identity rules, sector logic, and unresolved checks are explicitly assessed. |
Capability Contract
This skill may read supplied profiles, solicitations, ToRs, approved references, and proposal drafts and may prepare routing guidance or draft content within the authorised workspace. Review is read-only by default. It must not invent credentials, certify compliance, submit a bid, accept terms, publish, disclose confidential information, or change source records without explicit authority.
Degraded Mode
If the solicitation, profile, current procurement source, sector evidence, network, or reviewer is unavailable, provide the narrowest useful qualified routing or draft. Mark the missing check not assessed, omit unsupported credentials, thresholds, dates, or compliance claims, and identify the evidence owner. An unassessed requirement is never a pass.
Decision Rules
| Decision | Action | Failure/risk avoided |
|---|---|---|
| Proposer identity | Select one primary profile and document any consortium or sub-consultant relationship before drafting. | Mixed voice, false credentials, or wrong signatory |
| Conflicting solicitation and background guidance | Follow the solicitation while recording the conflict for formal clarification. | Non-responsive interpretation |
| Missing mandatory evidence | Stop the affected claim or form, record the owner and deadline, and continue only with independent supported content. | Fabricated evidence or silent omission |
| Submission, certification, or contractual commitment | Obtain explicit authority and preserve approval evidence before acting. | Unauthorised external commitment |
Worked Example
A solicitation requires proposer identity, but one controlling input is missing. The proposal team applies this rule: Select one primary profile and document any consortium or sub-consultant relationship before drafting. It records the gap and owner, withholds the affected assurance, and proceeds only with content that can be verified. This avoids mixed voice, false credentials, or wrong signatory.
References
- Proposal skill router — orchestration, profile, reasoning, and release gates.
- Profile markdown files in this directory.
- Proposal-level orchestration.
Every proposal is written on behalf of a specific entity. The profile determines the voice, credentials, experience, and branding used throughout the document. Load exactly one profile before generating any proposal content.
How It Works
- User specifies the proposer — "write this as Peter", "write this for Chwezi", "write this for [client name]"
- Load the matching profile from this directory
- Apply the profile to every section: voice, signatory, experience, team, references
- If no profile exists for the specified proposer, copy
client-template.md, fill it in with the user, and save it for future use
Available Profiles
| Profile | File | Proposer Type | Voice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bamuhigire | peter-bamuhigire.md |
Individual consultant | First-person singular ("I propose…") |
| Chwezi Core Systems | chwezi-core-systems.md |
Company | First-person plural ("We propose…") |
| Client template | client-template.md |
Any (copy and customise) | As specified by client |
Profile Selection Rules
| User Says | Profile to Load |
|---|---|
| "Write as Peter" / "individual consultant" / "as me" | peter-bamuhigire.md |
| "Write as Chwezi" / "as the company" / "as our firm" | chwezi-core-systems.md |
| "Write for [client name]" / "on behalf of [name]" | Load [client-name].md if it exists, otherwise create from client-template.md |
| No proposer specified | Ask before proceeding. The profile affects every section. |
What the Profile Controls
| Proposal Element | Individual Consultant | Company | Client |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | "I propose…", "My approach…" | "We propose…", "Our team…" | As specified in profile |
| Cover letter signatory | Name only | Name + Title + Company | Per profile |
| Firm profile section | "Consultant Profile" — individual credentials, qualifications, track record | "Firm Profile" — legal status, structure, staff, offices, capabilities | Per profile |
| Team composition | Consultant as lead + any associates/sub-consultants | Named staff with organisational depth | Per profile |
| Experience section | Personal assignments with individual role emphasised | Corporate assignments with firm as contracting entity | Per profile |
| References | Personal professional references | Corporate client references | Per profile |
| Value statement | Individual expertise and track record | Organisational capability and depth | Per profile |
| Branding | Full name at first mention, then "the Consultant" | Full company name at first mention, then short name or "the firm" | Per profile |
Combination Scenarios
Proposals sometimes involve multiple entities:
Individual Consultant + Associates
- Load peter-bamuhigire.md as primary profile
- List associates in team composition with their roles
- Voice remains first-person singular with "supported by" language
Company + Sub-Consultants
- Load chwezi-core-systems.md as primary profile
- Sub-consultants appear in team composition and association arrangements
- Voice remains first-person plural
Company as Lead + Peter as Named Expert
- Load the company profile as primary
- Peter appears in team composition with his CV
- Voice follows the company profile
JV or Consortium
- Load both company profiles
- Cover letter references the JV/consortium arrangement
- Voice: "The Consortium proposes…" or "The Joint Venture will…"
- Lead firm identified; each firm's role described
Writing for a Client
- Load the client's profile (or create one)
- Do not reference Peter Bamuhigire or Chwezi Core Systems unless the client is explicitly associating with you as a team member or sub-consultant
- You are the invisible proposal writer — the document speaks entirely in the client's voice
Keeping Profiles Current
After each successful proposal, update the profile with:
- New experience entries (project name, client, country, year, outcome)
- New team members or associates
- Updated qualifications or certifications
- New differentiators or branded frameworks
Profiles are living documents — they grow with every assignment.