1. Project Report

2. Suggested TOC Executive Summary Project Background and Assumptions Vision and Mission Statements Objectives SWOT Analysis Recommended Strategies Possible Solutions: Description of Solutions and Their Evaluations Proposed Solution Proposed Implementation Plan and Associated Risks Conclusions

3. Executive Summary Purpose: To provide an overview of the report by giving a brief description of the important facts and figures Body: Purpose, your recommendations, reasons for your recommendations, and next steps Normally written at last Do not provide too much details and should be consistent in all aspects with the report

4. Project Background and Assumptions Do not copy from the project description To explain how and why Highlight points that are crucial in justifying the rest of your report Make appropriate assumptions May want to define the target audience of the report

5. Vision and Mission Statements A vision statement talks about WHERE a company wants to be and a mission statement talks about HOW you can get there A vision statement talks about the FUTURE and a mission statement talks about how to get there Change to the vision statement should be avoided if possible The mission statement, although may be changed, should always tie to the company’s corer values, customer needs, and vision

6. Objectives The positive outcomes of the project – measurable benefits result from the project SMARTA – Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-framed and Agreed or Authorized Noted that Time-framed means the specific interval after which benefit realization will be clearly evident

7. SWOT Analysis and Strategies May relate to each other Provide both short term and long term strategies

8. Possible Solution and Their Evaluations / Proposed Solution There will usually more than one possible solution Evaluation: Define your evaluation criteria Business Technical Financial Cultural Political Provide the proposed solution base on the evaluation result

9. Implementation Plan and Associated Risks High level steps Identify all the possible risks and their countermeasures