Executive Summary of Documents
An executive summary is a brief section at the beginning of a long report, article, recommendation, or proposal that summarizes the document. An executive summary, or management summary, is a short document or section of a document, produced for business purposes, that summarizes a longer report or proposal or a group of related reports in such a way that readers can rapidly become acquainted with a large body of material without having to read it all. It usually contains a brief statement of the problem or proposal covered in the major documents, background information, concise analysis and main conclusions.
Structure
- Is approximately 5-10% of the length of the main report
- Is written in language appropriate for the target audience
- Consist of short, concise paragraphs
- Begin with a summary
- Is written in the same order as the main report
- Only include material present in the main report
- Make recommendations
- Provide a justification
- Have a conclusion
- Is readable separately from the main report
