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Figure 11: The Finished Report: A Checklist

Have you:

Stated the purpose and intention of the report? □
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Stated the major details of purpose, findings and recommendations in the summary?

Ensured all factual statements are accurate? □

Presented your facts uncoloured by your opinions? □

Outlined the scope of your report? □

Indicated for whom it is written? □

Provided some details of the situation? □

Stated the problem clearly? □

Provided important information which has a bearing on the problem? □

Described how you collected your information? □

Analysed your findings and discussed them? □

Answered questions the reader will ask? □

Reached conclusions based on your reasoning? □

Made clear, purposeful and specific recommendations? □
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Made recommendations which are a natural consequence of your conclusions?

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Ensured recommendations indicate personnel to take action and a time scale?

Ensured your recommendations are realistic? □

Included the resource cost implications? □

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