Address these goals. If the audience wants something immediately, write a short memo summarizing major findings first, and then follow it up with a longer report. Don't be afraid of including recommendations or possible areas of change. If you want to make changes, you're going to have to talk about it sooner or later, and having it in a report is a way to start the conversation. There Are Many Ways to Communicate Long reports are not the only way to communicate results.
Reports are only one way to communicate results.
Earlier, Kathy had listed the major stakeholders in the program. In addition to this list, Kathy added the school board and Ms. Johnson, head of the Information Management Systems Department. She felt that the school board would be responsible for providing more funding for technology, so they should know the results, and Ms. Johnson requested to see any results as they would affect future equipment funding, and thus, information systems resources. Mr. Jones was mostly interested in test scores and attendance and dropout rates. Dr. Walker would be interested in the same thing, but also would be interested in her cost comparison of Rivers program with others.