CDD 7 Tools · Half-Day Practical Workshop

From Red Tape
to Ready

Turn what you already know about your business into a verified Business DNA profile and seven structured documents that support tenders, grants, supplier registration and Tier 1 prequalification — built in one guided session, with your own facts.

1/2 DayHands-on session
8Working documents
3Quality reviews
THE PAPER CEILING

Capable businesses lose opportunities when the proof is missing.

This is not an AI theory session. You'll use your own business information, structured prompts and practical quality checks to create documents that sound like your business — not a generic template.

What the session delivers

One Source of Truth. Seven Credible Documents. A Clear Next Step.

01 — CAPTURE

One source of truth

Organise your services, people, equipment, project evidence, compliance status and goals into a reusable Business DNA profile.

02 — CREATE

Credible documents

Build practical drafts for positioning, capability, capacity and compliance using CDD's structured AI workflows.

03 — PREPARE

For bigger work

Leave with a clearer document library, an evidence-gap list and a pathway toward tender, grant and supplier applications.

Built for

This Workshop Is Built For

Business owners and directors
Civil and trade contractors
Bid and proposal staff
Compliance coordinators
Operations and project managers
Businesses pursuing government or Tier 1 work
What happens in the room

A Guided Build-and-Review Session

Using the CDD 7 Tools, your own business information and the Redstone Civil practice case study. Suggested session length: 4 hours.

0:00 – 0:25

The paper ceiling

What procurement teams assess, and why strong operators are often commercially invisible.

0:25 – 1:05

Build your Business DNA

Create the verified context block that powers every later prompt and document.

1:05 – 2:05

Define the buyer and your value

Customer Persona, Value Proposition and Brand Identity working drafts.

2:05 – 2:20

Break

File check, prompt check and facilitator troubleshooting.

2:20 – 3:25

Document your readiness

Capability, Capacity and WHS / compliance foundation drafts.

3:25 – 4:00

QA and next actions

Score each output, identify missing evidence and set a four-week improvement plan.

Before you arrive

Workshop Resources

Official guides for the two tools this session runs on. Open these before the day — the Intake Form especially, since it drives everything you build in the room.

Business DNA + seven working documents

What You'll Walk Out With

Built using CDD's Business DNA and Prompt Assembler tools — the two tools this half-day session officially covers.

1

Business DNA Profile

Reusable context for future prompts and applications.

2

Customer Persona

Your ideal procurement decision-maker and selection criteria.

3

Value Proposition

Clear statement of what you deliver, for whom and why it matters.

4

Brand Identity Brief

Tone, positioning, core message and visual direction.

5

Capability Statement Draft

Services, experience, plant, people and proof.

6

Capacity Statement Draft

Workload, scale, mobilisation and delivery capacity.

7

WHS Policy Overview

Current safety position, leadership commitment and priority next steps.

8

Psychosocial Risk Review

Psychosocial hazards, current controls, gaps and consultation needs.

+

Four-Week Action Plan

What to verify, improve, review and complete next.

Practice proof: Redstone Civil

A Fictional NQ Civil Case Study, Run Through the Same Workflow

62Documents produced
~7 hrsAI-assisted work
12Gaps identified / closed
3Applications assembled
Redstone Civil Pty Ltd is a fictional practice company used for training demonstration. All outcomes are illustrative and not a guaranteed result for every participant.
Come prepared

What Participants Bring

  • A laptop and access to ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude
  • Business registration and contact details
  • Service list, operating area and target clients
  • Team roles, licences, tickets and qualifications
  • Plant/equipment list and current insurance details
  • Two or three completed project examples, values and outcomes
  • Existing policies, capability documents or tender responses
  • Known compliance gaps and priority opportunities
Built-in quality assurance

Support and QA

1

Structure check

Is every required section present?

2

Business accuracy check

Does the draft match the evidence supplied?

3

Submission-readiness check

Is the language clear, consistent and appropriately qualified?

4

Post-workshop review

Email completed documents to CDD for the agreed QA process.

Important

Workshop outputs are practical working drafts. Legal, financial, WHS and regulatory claims must be verified by the business and the appropriate qualified reviewer before formal submission.

Before you book

Common Questions

Do I need AI experience?

No. You bring the business facts; the structured prompts and facilitator handle the AI side. Claude is the primary platform, with ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot as fallbacks.

What if my information isn't complete on the day?

That's expected for some participants. Incomplete drafts simply convert into a documented gap list — a clear, prioritised to-do rather than a stalled session.

Are these documents ready to submit straight after the workshop?

They're high-quality working drafts, not approved documents. Every claim — legal, financial, WHS, regulatory — needs verification and sign-off before formal submission.

What happens after the session?

You leave with editable drafts, an evidence-gap list and a four-week action plan. You can email completed documents to CDD for the agreed QA process, and choose a next pathway — further training, membership, or done-for-you support.

Reserve your workshop place

Ready to Cut the Red Tape?

Stop starting from a blank page. Bring your business facts — leave with structured documents you can improve, reuse and submit for review.

DateTo be confirmed — set by the first cohort's numbers
TimeHalf-Day Workshop (~4 hrs) — full-day and multi-day options in development
VenueTownsville or online — your call, confirmed at sign-up
InvestmentConfirmed for founding cohort registrants
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