$5.$ Preparing Short Analytical Reports

Read the scenario, and answer the question.

You are the office manager at a large design company. Recently an ergonomic expert visited your office and recommended new, more ergonomic chairs for nine employees. You need to write a recommendation report to your manager regarding the expert$$s advice. You don$$t expect her to disagree with the expert$$s recommendations, and the material is non$-$sensitive$.$

What strategy should you use?

Indirect

Formal

Direct

When writing a recommendation report using an indirect strategy, how should you write your subject line?

Make a general reference to your recommendation, not the problem.

Make a general reference to the problem, not your recommendation.

Read the scenario, and answer the question.

You are writing a feasibility report about adding another product line to your business. You know the management team will be worried about time and money.

What should you include in your report to address their concerns?

A list of pros and cons

A general reference to the problem

A calculation of cost and a time frame for implementing the project

A report used to offer your opinion on which alternative should be implemented is referred to as a $\_\_\_\_\_$

recommendation report.

yardstick report.

justification report.

feasibility report.

Which of the following is the biggest advantage of using a yardstick report?

All data will support your opening recommendation

You can immediately outline a specific course of action

The report begins with recommendations, saving the reader time.

Similar benefits can be compared using the same criteria