Write a Request for a Tool Budget
Added 2026-11-02
Convert saved time or reduced risk into money; do not just say it is good.
I want to request a tool budget (amount and purpose below). Write the request: 1) one line on the problem the money solves; 2) convert the benefit — hours saved or risk reduced — into money using company conventions; 3) name two alternatives to buying and their costs; 4) propose a trial period with success metrics; 5) say where the spend would be wasted in the worst case; 6) the concrete form — one-off or annual — and who approves. Under 250 words.
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How to use
预算申请的说服力，在于把好处换算成钱或风险。
Try tweaking it
- Ask for three columns: conclusion, owner, deadline — ready to paste into a table.
- Let it organise only your notes; do not add decisions that were never made.
What you should get
- Task list with owner, deadline and blocker
- Escalations that need a decision, listed separately
Common mistakes
- Feeding raw notes and letting it fill in decisions that were never made.
- Getting owners without deadlines, so no task can be created.
How to check the output
- Every item has an owner and a date — ready to become a task.
- It does not record decisions that were never made.
Where it works
- Good for: turning verbal discussion into owner, deadline and blocker.
- Watch out: let it organise only the notes you supply — never let it infer decisions that were not made.