NOTE: make sure you are writing in the
Unit 6 - suggested report and Presentation layout - 3rd person - this is a formal report so you
examples used - you would need to relate this to your case study
do not refer to people’s names instead use
TASK 1
job titles - don’t use ‘I’ or ‘we’ - ie ‘The
This report has been compiled by (you would add your name here) and is intended for the (put the name of your
‘boss’ or the person who asked you to write the report)
Date:
1. Introduction
The purpose of this report is to:
Give the business background
Purpose of the report (look at the Task 1 instructions!)
2. Goals
(You need to list the strategic aims/goals here - what are they trying to work on?)
3. Current issues
Focus your points on which ones affect the goal - list as many as you can identify - give pros and cons and bring in your
theory - Analysis of data (what calculations can you do? GPM %, NPM %, what is the impact? What does it
indicate/show/mean to you?
Add any number of points necessary.
Issues which affect another of the goals (ie Reduce staff turnover):
Focus your points on which challenges affect this goal. Analyse the data: Labour turnover %, Absenteeism % - are there
any trends? What does it indicate/show/mean to you?
4. Solutions
(What actions could be taken by the company - your proposals should be practical and realistic and follow the order of
the challenges mentioned above)
(Add in as many suggestions as you can think of, give pros and cons and justify your suggestions.)
5. Recommendations
Summarise your recommendations and link them back to the goals.
Unit 6 - suggested report and Presentation layout - 3rd person - this is a formal report so you
examples used - you would need to relate this to your case study
do not refer to people’s names instead use
TASK 1
job titles - don’t use ‘I’ or ‘we’ - ie ‘The
This report has been compiled by (you would add your name here) and is intended for the (put the name of your
‘boss’ or the person who asked you to write the report)
Date:
1. Introduction
The purpose of this report is to:
Give the business background
Purpose of the report (look at the Task 1 instructions!)
2. Goals
(You need to list the strategic aims/goals here - what are they trying to work on?)
3. Current issues
Focus your points on which ones affect the goal - list as many as you can identify - give pros and cons and bring in your
theory - Analysis of data (what calculations can you do? GPM %, NPM %, what is the impact? What does it
indicate/show/mean to you?
Add any number of points necessary.
Issues which affect another of the goals (ie Reduce staff turnover):
Focus your points on which challenges affect this goal. Analyse the data: Labour turnover %, Absenteeism % - are there
any trends? What does it indicate/show/mean to you?
4. Solutions
(What actions could be taken by the company - your proposals should be practical and realistic and follow the order of
the challenges mentioned above)
(Add in as many suggestions as you can think of, give pros and cons and justify your suggestions.)
5. Recommendations
Summarise your recommendations and link them back to the goals.
