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Executive Summary
- What is an Executive Summary?
An executive summary plays an important part of a business
report or business plan. An executive summary is typically a
short summary of a long document providing a quick overview of a
full-length business report. Click
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Purpose of an Executive Memo
An Executive summary summarizes the content of the different
sections of a report which is situated before the main content
of a report. The executive summary allows the the reader of a
report to scan the most import elements of a full length report.
It provides the main contents of a report in a nutshell and is
the first part of a report that a reader will read.
Length of an Executive
Summary
The length of an Executive summary should not exceed one page.
Each element in an executive summary highlights the critical
areas of a report.
Sample Executive Summary Format &
Template
The Sample Executive Summary format and template provides details of a suggested layout and content for
this business task.
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Executive Summary Format /
Template
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Company needed to
move from a Task focused to a Customer Service focused
organisation and prepare for substantial future growth
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Training Department
established in 1998
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Induction Training
course designed using latest training methodology and
technology
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Fully developed
in-house – 100% relevant to the company and the business
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Induction Course
requirements – task training, system training, product
training and customer service training
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Training Manual and
keying instructions developed
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Courses geared
towards 80/90% knowledge retention
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Coaching and
Mentoring strategy in place
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Policy of
continuous improvement monitored by a process of on-going
evaluations and assessments
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Training Course
Evolution – web based skills acquired – Intranet facility
and online training
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Tangible Commercial
Benefit – a saving of xxxx over a three year period
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Executive Summary
- Format Hints and Tips on How to write an Executive Summary
Writing an executive summary is a difficult and complex task. Some things to and tips to
consider when writing and considering the format of a an
executive summary in a full length report:
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The last task should be writing the executive
summary
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Use
a summary of each important section of the
report
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Use bullets to improve the presentation of the
executive summary
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The content of should includes information such
as:
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Only use
this format as a short summary of information
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Ensure the reader can use the page to provide
the summary of the report in a nutshell
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