Business reports are often systematic compilations of complex information; therefore, the best reports are methodically developed using the 3-x-3 writing process to help organize and structure the report. Follow the seven steps to develop an effective report.
Read the scenario, and then answer the question.
1) Your boss tells you to investigate how ergonomic office equipment can help prevent employee back injuries. She asks you to write a report about your findings. After forming a clear problem statement, you find there are many questions you could research, but you can’t address all of them.
What should you do?

a. Develop a scope statement.
b. Prepare a work plan.
c. Determine the report’s style.

2) You are asked to investigate how to measure the productivity of employees working from home. You must write a report about your findings. Before you develop your work plan and begin to collect data, you need to anticipate your audience and issues.

a. What question can you ask as you anticipate your audience?
b. What additional problems do I face?
c. Why is this topic worth investigating at this time?
d. What do my readers need to know about this topic?

3) As you anticipate the issues you will encounter with your report, how will breaking your major topic of the investigation into subproblems help you?

a. It will determine your writing style.
b. It will guide the composition of your problem statement.
c. It will help you identify issues to be investigated and possible solutions.