Exam 14: Planning Reports and Proposals

Provide at least five examples of topical organization strategies for business reports.

Topical organization strategies for informational reports include all of the following except

List and describe the seven elements that usually are part of a formal work plan.

As it relates to a formal business plan, the ________ defines how the company will generate revenue and produce a profit.

Unlike reports focused on conclusions or recommendations, reports focusing on logical arguments

Which of the following is not a strategy for structuring reports focused on logical arguments?

All ________ reports are written in response to regulations of one sort or another.

________ proposals are initiated by a company that is trying to obtain business or funding on its own, without a specific request from a client.

Operating reports establish expectations and guidelines to direct future action.

A ________ suggests an individualized solution for a potential customer and requests a purchase decision.

For long, complex reports, the indirect approach tends to be less effective than the direct approach.

A public corporation filing a quarterly tax report would be providing

Report writers often combine the ________ and ________ approaches-revealing their conclusions and recommendations as they go along instead of putting them first or last.

Proposals are classified in two ways: internal versus external, and solicited versus unsolicited.

When writing a work plan, it's important to begin by developing a problem statement.

A business plan

An analytical report often ends by presenting a recommendation.

A formal invitation to bid on a contract is called a ________ for ________, or RFP.

Describe several benefits and one potential drawback of organizing business reports using the direct approach.

An executive dashboard is a customized online presentation of highly summarized business information.