Overview
The Advanced Guidance field transforms Rogue’s Autopilot from a powerful assistant into your strategic thought partner. This feature allows you to directly influence how AI analyzes your documents, shapes your outline, and generates content—all with a simple text prompt. Think of it as whispering strategic direction into your AI collaborator’s ear, ensuring every output aligns perfectly with your vision and requirements.When to Use Advanced Guidance
The Advanced Guidance field shines in these scenarios:- Strategic Focus: When you need outputs centered on specific themes or approaches (“Focus on zero-trust architecture throughout all security sections”)
- Competitive Differentiation: When highlighting your unique strengths matters (“Emphasize our agile methodology and rapid deployment capabilities”)
- Specialized Requirements: When addressing niche technical requirements (“Prioritize our quantum-resistant encryption capabilities”)
- Tone Alignment: When the style of writing matters as much as the content (“Maintain a forward-thinking, innovative tone that positions us as thought leaders”)
- Document Interpretation: When you want specific aspects of source documents emphasized (“Pay special attention to the disaster recovery requirements on pages 45-48”)
Real-World Examples
| Challenge | Effective Guidance | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Generic content | ”Highlight our 15 years of experience with the Department of Energy and specialization in nuclear waste management” | Content specifically showcases relevant past performance throughout |
| Missing technical focus | ”Emphasize AI-powered automation as the foundation of our maintenance approach, focusing on predictive rather than reactive solutions” | Technical approach centers on your AI differentiators |
| Addressing unstated needs | ”Address implicit cybersecurity concerns throughout, emphasizing our zero-day vulnerability protection” | Proactively addresses client’s underlying security worries |
| Compliance emphasis | ”Foreground FedRAMP High compliance in all cloud infrastructure discussions” | Every cloud reference ties back to your security credentials |
| Win strategy reinforcement | ”Incorporate our three win themes throughout: 1) lower total cost of ownership, 2) proven migration methodology, and 3) dedicated agency experience” | Content naturally weaves in your strategic win points |
| Multi-task area prioritization | ”Focus primarily on Task Area 2 (Cloud Migration) and Task Area 5 (DevSecOps). For other task areas, keep content minimal while ensuring compliance.” | Proposal emphasizes your strengths in priority task areas while maintaining responsiveness across all requirements |
How It Works
- Navigate to the Autopilot tab in your War Room
- Find the “Advanced Guidance (Optional)” field below your document selection area
- Enter specific instructions (up to 3,000 characters)
- NEW: If your solicitation contains task orders or task areas, check the “This solicitation contains task orders or task areas” checkbox
- NEW: Choose your preferred outline detail level using the visual selector:
- Strategic Overview - High-level sections perfect for quick reviews
- Balanced - Standard depth that works for most proposals (recommended)
- Comprehensive - Includes specific tasks for detailed implementation planning
- Exhaustive - Maximum breakdown for complex, multi-faceted proposals
- Submit your documents to start the Autopilot process
- Document analysis and extraction
- Outline generation
- Win theme identification
- Compliance matrix creation
Task Orders and Task Areas
When you check the “This solicitation contains task orders or task areas” checkbox, Autopilot automatically enhances your guidance with specialized instructions to:
- Create dedicated sections for each task order/area
- Match the exact numbering scheme from your PWS/SOW
- Use precise task naming from the solicitation
- Ensure comprehensive coverage of task-specific requirements
- Track compliance separately for each task area
Outline Detail Levels
Choose the right level of detail for your proposal outline based on your needs:
- Strategic Overview - Perfect for executive briefings or when you need high-level structure quickly
- Balanced - The sweet spot for most government proposals with standard section organization
- Comprehensive - Ideal when you need task-level implementation details for complex technical proposals
- Exhaustive - Best for large, multi-year contracts requiring detailed project planning
- Use Strategic Overview for capture-phase planning, executive reviews, or when you’re exploring multiple opportunities quickly
- Use Balanced for standard RFPs where you want proven structure that covers all requirements without overwhelming detail
- Use Comprehensive for technical proposals where implementation methodology matters and you need specific task breakdowns
- Use Exhaustive for large-scale system integrations, multi-year contracts, or when the client explicitly requests detailed work breakdown structures
Writing Effective Guidance
The most effective guidance follows these principles:DO:
- Be specific: “Emphasize our agile development methodology with two-week sprints” works better than “Talk about how we’re agile”
- Prioritize: “Focus primarily on our cybersecurity capabilities, secondarily on our cloud architecture” helps the AI balance multiple elements
- Include unique insights: “Highlight that we’re the only vendor with both FedRAMP High and IL5 certifications” provides differentiating information
- Direct attention: “Pay special attention to the technical evaluation criteria on page 32” focuses analysis where it matters most
DON’T:
- Contradict the RFP: Guidance should enhance alignment with requirements, not fight them
- Be vague: “Make it good” provides no actionable direction
- Overload with details: Guidance isn’t for providing every technical specification
- Repeat source document content: The AI already has the source documents
Advanced Techniques
Strategic guidance can transform standard outputs into winning material:Theme Development
Develop all content around our core theme of “Continuous Authority to Operate (cATO)”
as our key differentiator. Position our solution as the only one that enables true
DevSecOps with continuous monitoring and automated security validation.
Technical Emphasis
Throughout all technical sections, emphasize our zero-trust architecture and
how it’s built into every layer of our solution. Highlight our innovative
approach to microsegmentation and identity-based access controls.
Past Performance Alignment
Connect our technical capabilities to our past performance at similar agencies,
specifically emphasizing the 99.999% uptime we achieved for Department of
Defense cloud systems under similar constraints.
Task Area Prioritization
Prioritize Task Areas 3 (Cybersecurity) and 4 (Data Analytics) where we have the strongest
capabilities and past performance. For Task Area 3, emphasize our FedRAMP High authorization
and security automation tools. For Task Area 4, focus on our proprietary ML-based analytics
platform and previous implementations at three similar agencies. For Task Areas 1, 2, and 5,
ensure compliance with all requirements but keep sections more concise, emphasizing our
qualified partners who will support these areas.
Remember: The Advanced Guidance field isn’t just about telling the AI what to write—it’s about infusing your strategic thinking throughout every element of your proposal. Used effectively, it transforms Autopilot from a powerful tool into your strategic advantage.