A Successful Formal Report

            Question 1

            A flourishing formal report necessitates data collection, data analysis, structure, organization, revisions and draft. This is to ensure that the intended objective of the report is achieved effectively with the developed design.  In creating a successful report that is formal the following procedure is required.  First the analyzing of the job this involves establishing the main objective of the report, its general nature, potential issues causes that are tackled in the report, the necessary things that are to be done in producing the report, the intended readers and their needs and the potential solutions to the presented issue (Oliu, Brusaw, and Alred, 2016).

            Second, the one needs to have a developed schedule addressing that tasks that the report will be needed to complete, how much will be required by each task and the genera time that the report will utilize.  Moreover a basic outline should be made stating the sub point to the major points I the general report and the basic relationships between the provided points. This helps in establishing or predicting the end results as the relationship between the given variables is essential in determining the general success (Oliu, Brusaw, and Alred, 2016).

            Information gathering should also be made to identify the type of data that is needed to complete the tasks of the report, where he data will be generated room and whether primary and secondary data sources will be utilized (Oliu, Brusaw, and Alred, 2016).  A detailed outline should be provided to illustrate how information should be organized in making it simpler for the intended readers to establish the answers to the stated issues. This additional helps in showing whether the pattern of the organization will be topical, reverse chronological or so on.  This will help in determining the disadvantages and the cause as well as problem solutions.  One should also plan to utilize figures and tables and presenting a draft on how to present the report. Lastly the report should be revised fully to establish what are missing, irrelevant information, and repetitions and whether the problem is addressed fully and to ensure that he points are concise (Oliu, Brusaw, and Alred, 2016).

 

 

            Reference

            Walter E. Oliu, Charles T. Brusaw, and Gerald J. Alred.  (2016). Writing That Works : Communicating Effectively on the Job. 12th edition.