You need not require revisions if you approve the proposal, but if you do approve the proposal, be sure to justify your decision.

Be sure to consider the following as you evaluate the proposal:

  1. Who are the primary readers (decision makers) for the document?
  2. Who are the secondary, tertiary, and other gatekeeper readers?
  3. What are the various contexts for this document?
  4. Who or what is being excluded (either intentionally or unintentionally) by the document’s focus? Are there economic, political, or social implications, issues, or dimensions that are avoided, overlooked, or ignored? Who benefits from what is included and/or left out of the document? Who is disadvantaged by these inclusions/omissions?