Simply highlight and copy the INTRODUCTION and PURPOSE sections below, excerpted from Telecommuting Flex Success Proposal Template and Planning Guide. Then paste into a word processing document. Customize the information inside the brackets and you're done with page one.  
 

A PROPOSAL FOR THE RESTRUCTURING OF
THE [JOB TITLE] POSITION HELD BY [YOUR NAME]

Submitted by [your name]

[date]
 

INTRODUCTION

This proposal outlines a plan for restructuring my current full-time position as [job title] into an equally productive [or say “more productive” if you think it will be] telecommuting arrangement.

The nature of this plan is consistent with [your employer’s name]’s objectives to [insert your employer’s written statements of objectives for employee satisfaction or for being progressive and an employer of choice. Refer to Flex Success Proposal Preparation Step 1, also found at workoptions.com/scoop.htm, to help you custom-tailor this paragraph.]

[If not too lengthy, insert a few quotes from company newsletters and other literature that support what you’ve just stated above. If your employer has no written statements to draw upon, use the following instead:]

With its focus on productivity rather than job location, this plan is aligned with progressive workplace adaptations taking place in companies [or organizations] throughout the US, Canada and Europe, including IBM, Proctor & Gamble, and Prudential. Measurable employer cost-advantages and productivity have been well-documented. See “Bottom-Line Benefits of Telecommuting” at the end of this proposal.

(Note: “Bottom-Line Benefits of Telecommuting” is included in Flex Success. This section alone will save you hours of research time.)

My demonstrated abilities to work independently, manage my time and workload, and solve problems with minimal supervision, characterize me as the type of employee to be successful in a telecommuting arrangement.

[Optional add-on] The widespread availability of tools for remote access make telecommuting feasible, affordable and ideal for individuals—myself included—who are comfortable [and adept] with current technology.

In addition, the overall responsibilities of the [job title] qualify it as [select: ideal or suitable] for telecommuting in the manner proposed below.

PURPOSE

The plan outlined below is a mutually-beneficial and cost-saving [if the term applies] approach to retaining my training and experience that will also lead to an increase in on-the-job [select: productivity; concentration; energy; loyalty; efficiency; creativity].

[The following line is useful if you’re working on a critical project.] In addition, time and energy saved from cutting my commute [x] days a week will allow greater focus on [special project name or description].

End of Page One

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You completed page one; now get the rest done—today. What's next? The lengthier PLAN section is the core of your proposal. Yet it's relatively quick to customize it to match your job.

You'll find the PLAN section's custom-insert places framed with persuasive words and compelling phrases (a distinct advantage of a Flex Success proposal over a generic one), which position you, the person, on your merits as an employee.

I received many positive comments [from my managers] on the thoroughness and overall organization of my written proposal....It was also helpful to have someone outside the situation present me with ways to word things and give the whole thing some structure and flow...Mary Beth McCarthy, Head of Corporate Communications, Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, Inc., Champaign and Chicago, Illinois

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