Step 3
Internal approval guide
Start with a template instead of a blank page. Free Japanese resources include an approval template with examples, ROI worksheet and comparison materials. Adapt the Japan-market assumptions to your organization and confirm overseas terms.
Build your internal case
Resources for the people reviewing your proposal
A largely prefilled starting point
Approval template (Japanese)
Six sections cover purpose, cost, benefits, risks, schedule and alternatives, with completed examples. Replace the sample company and user count, then verify all assumptions and applicable terms.
Explore the approval template >Let finance check the assumptions
Editable ROI worksheet (Japanese)
Enter user count, generation volume and labor cost into the Excel worksheet to estimate three-year savings and payback. Editable assumptions let finance review the calculation directly.
Ready to share with IT
Security questionnaire answers
Answers address common IT review topics such as data location, encryption and vulnerability handling, helping reduce repeated questions.
The typical process
An example path from proposal to approval
Draft — use the template
Start with a largely prefilled approval template covering costs, expected benefits and risk controls. Attach your quote PDF (Request a quote) after confirming applicable overseas pricing and conditions.
Circulate — anticipate each department's questions
Give finance the Editable ROI worksheet (Japanese), IT the Security questionnaire answers, and legal or procurement the Comparison materials and payment options. Matching information to each reviewer's concerns can reduce rework.
Explore payment options >Approval — lead with a one-page summary
Bring the problem, solution, return on investment, risk controls and track record together in the Executive summary (Japanese) as the first attachment. Designed for a quick management review.
Approval kit (free, Japanese)
Five resources for the approval process (Japanese)
Approval template (Japanese)
Six sections: purpose, costs, benefits, risks, schedule and alternatives. A largely prefilled starting point.
ROI worksheet
Enter user count, generation volume and labor cost to estimate three-year savings and payback.
Cloud AI comparison (Japanese)
Compare cloud API-based AI across three-year TCO, security, deployment speed and additional usage charges.
Security questionnaire answers (Japanese)
Responses cover standard IT review topics including data location, encryption and vulnerability handling.
Executive summary (Japanese)
A concise management summary to attach at the front of your proposal.
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The following five Japanese documents are sent to the email address you provide. An English edition is not currently supplied by this download.
- Approval template (Japanese Word)
- ROI worksheet (Japanese Excel)
- Comparison (Japanese PDF)
- Security answers (Japanese PDF)
- Executive summary (Japanese PDF)
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Contact sales for an overseas quotation to attach to your internal proposal. The Japan automated quote is not an overseas offer.