Quad Charts

A Quad Chart is a very useful tool that is used to describe, in both diagrams and words, a high level overview of your innovation/idea/proposal. It is a single page document comprised of four quadrants. Your Quad Chart will help both you and us focus our discussions about your innovation and its potential applications. This is an opportunity to get some quick feedback and help to fill out your proposal form. You should note, however, that Quad Chart feedback cannot provide an assurance that a formal proposal will be accepted by the MOD.

Operational Capability (What will your idea do - technology independent)

Describe how your idea will provide new or enhanced operational capability to MOD (Picture and/or diagram if applicable).

Proposed Technical Approach (How will you do it?)

  • What will be your approach to deliver your idea?
  • Describe tasks to be performed
  • Describe previous related work
  • Describe any related ongoing effort
 

Rough order of magnitude cost and schedule (What resources do you need and what for?)

  • Detail any milestone decision points that will be required
  • Describe length of programme and total costs
  • If there are phases, provide funding per phase

Deliverables: include all hardware, reports, drawings, plans, etc

Company/university/individual description and significant relationships

  • Company/university/individual description (eg SME etc)
  • Lead contact (name and role)
  • Contact details
  • Collaborators (if any)

Previous contact with MOD

A link to a blank Quad Chart Template can be found here.

A link to a Quad Chart Worked Example that has been filled in can be found here

Quad charts are to be e-mailed to CDE at science@mod.uk