28 August 2026

AI-Assisted Delivery: How We Cut Proposal Time by 60%

Proposal writing is one of the most consistent time sinks in professional services. Here is how we used a purpose-built AI toolchain to cut first-draft time by more than half — without sacrificing specificity.

Proposal writing is one of the most consistent time sinks in professional services. A senior engineer spends hours translating a discovery call into a structured SOW — time that could go toward delivery. We built a lightweight AI toolchain that takes structured notes from the discovery call, maps them against our service catalogue, and produces a first-draft proposal in under three minutes. The output is not perfect, but it is specific enough to be worth editing rather than rewriting. The result: first-draft time dropped by 60%, and the proposals that go out are more consistent in structure and tone. The AI handles the assembly; the engineer handles the judgement.

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