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In this chapter, we have also been discussing deliverables. Because the boxes in
your logic tree are actions that imply a result, each result should be a deliverable pro-
duced by your methodology. Accordingly, as Figure 5.17 shows, you can use your
deliverables from the Logic Worksheet’s Cell 5 (see Figure 3.24) as a first step in
building your methodology. Once you have constructed your logic tree, you will
undoubtedly discover additional deliverables that you should add to that cell and
red flag if necessary, making certain that they are aligned with the desired results
and benefits.

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Before you read this chapter’s work session, I want to say something about workplans,
which, as I’ve hinted before, can be formed in part from your logic tree. As Figure
5.18 illustrates, a workplan is nothing more than your methodology sequenced over
time, with the actions indicated by horizontal lines and the activities by triangles. In
proposals, the workplan is often presented in the form of a Gantt chart that includes
the actions and activities on one axis and the timing of those tasks on the other. This
kind of chart is most helpful in letting me see when you expect each task to begin
and end. A Gantt chart also indicates which tasks will be performed concurrently
and which tasks will overlap. Before you can develop your workplan, however, you
need to construct a logical methodology. You’ll get some practice in the following
work session, which develops a logic tree for the proposal to ABC.