Creative Systems "Executive Overview" report Explanation

Creative Systems Executive Overview Report Explanation

This page has been created to give you an example of how to develop the first part of your group "topic" report. This example discusses how to create the "Executive Overview" section of your report. Once your have developed the "Executive Overview", the rest of your report should be much easier.

"The purpose of the "Executive Summary". "

"An example of an "Executive Overview". "

"How to approach developing the "Executive Overview". "

Purpose of the Executive Overview.

The Executive Overview is intended to be read by senior management or the president of the United States. In other words, it is going to be read by very busy individuals. These people do not have very much time since they have a lot of responsibility. Therefore, this section should be very clear and short. It should not be more than 1 page long, if possible. This section should identify 4-7 major ideas that will be developed in the next major section (Main Body of your report...to be discussed in another page). The purpose of this section is to have the reader become very interested in continuing to read the entire paper.

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An example of an "Executive Overview using "The Problem of Full employment in the U.S. and Japan. Is it a private or government problem or both?"

(The following is an example of an "Executive Overview". It takes about one page to complete. After reading the "Executive Overview" example, you will be able to look at a discussion on several different approaches to create this Overview that should help you.)

Part 1: Executive Overview

We have undertaken the study of the "Problem of 'full employment'. Is it a problem of private enterprise or of government enterprise or both?"

Being unemployed, especially for a long or semi-permanent time period, is extremely destructive of individuals and groups of classes and has proven extremely dangerous historically. Unemployment in the past has helped lead to serious worldwide conflicts such as World War II.

The current technological changes, such as the rise in the use of worldwide digital data communications, computer technology, and robotics have reduced the need, in many cases, for large numbers of workers. An employee with high technological skills can replace many employees and, in some cases, a computer can replace all employees. The need for highly skilled, technologically educated individuals is rising. However, the need for the unskilled or semi-skilled is being destroyed to a large extent by these changes. This paper will discuss some of the following problems brought about by these changes and will try and suggest, where possible, some solutions.

A discussion of the attitudes, opinions and responses of those who have been unemployed for one reason or another.
A comparison of "unemployment" and "full-employment" between Japan and the United States where the United States has preferred to have "minimum" government involvement in helping the unemployed while Japan has been much more "cautious" in creating a large group of permanently unemployed.
We recognize that there are new companies and new types of businesses being created through technological changes. And, it is true, that these companies create new jobs. However, we are not so certain that the new positions in these companies are being filled by the unemployed.
There has been a rise in most crime statistics in the United States over the past 10 years. And crime in Japan appears to be rising in the past several years, both violent crime (Aum Shinrikyo) and white collar crime (Jusen). We believe there may be some relationships between the new technological changes, unemployment and the rise in crime.
Many semi-skilled individuals would like to become "re-trained" in order to enter into this "brave new world". We will look, briefly, at some of the attempts by both private businesses and governments to successfully "retrain" groups of individuals.

Our final conclusion is mixed. It is possible to create "full employment" using the Japanese method with a large amount of government involvement. However, this method tends to inhibit (slowdown) creativity and, in the long run, may create a stagnant society. On the other hand, the American approach, with much less national government involvement definitely rewards those with high creativity and skill.

Highly creative individuals and those with "useable" higher degrees in such areas as engineering, computer science, physics etc. will be welcomed by this "brave new world". Unfortunately, we do not see a quick remedy for those individuals who have been left out of the "brave new world". Many of those outside of the "mainstream" will either be permanently unemployed or underemployed, working forever making MacDonalds hamburgers. Retraining older workers is difficult and for young persons who stopped school for whatever reason, it is even more difficult to re-enter into employment with a future.

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How to approach developing the "Executive Overview"

In order to create this "Executive Overview", you need to have someplace to start. This "Executive Overview" was developed by looking at the explanation about the topic and the questions that were asked about the topic given by the instructor. Each of the topics assigned had a brief explanation and then, a listing of questions to help with the research.

In this example, the following questions were asked by the instructor (or, if you were working for a government organization or company..by the manager). This is a good place to start.

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Why is it becoming so difficult for the "unemployed" to easily obtain a new or better job?
What are the opinions of some individuals who have lost their positions over the past several years and haven't found new positions?
The American concept is that once new creative companies start prospering they will require new creative knowledge workers who lost their jobs. But, most of the workers who lost their jobs are older and not necessarily wiser, creative or easily teachable. What kinds of suggestions do you see out there to answer this dilemna? There may be new positions in the new technological age but these new positions require new skills...and a certain understanding of technology.
Does this mean that only "creative" individuals are wanted by the technological society; so that, if you aren't particularly creative or technologically sophisticated, society has no place for you. That seems to be a current opinion...but it is a cold opinion.
If you own a car and you go to a gas station...
- In the USA with 6 gas pumps, there is usually only one (1) employee who just takes your money. You have to pump the gas yourself. There is no service. This is very quick and very efficient and cheap.
- In Japan, when you go to a gas station with 6 pumps 3-4 people start working on your car. There may be as many as 15-16 people working at the same station as the 1 in the United States. And the service in Japan is very polite but inefficient and very slow and the gas is very expensive.
But, where did all the former gas station workers go in the U.S. Twenty years ago, the U.S. had similar service at gas stations. Today, that service is gone...gone for efficiency, saving companies money and safety. Does Japan really need 15-16 people working at a gas station...or does this just hide unemployment...or is it a tool of the government to ensure "full employment"?
As you think about the 'gas station' story, you need to ask yourself what is the role of government in managing 'full employment'. If the U.S. government had forced the American gas companies to keep their employees or ensure that employees who lost jobs received decent compensation, the situation in the United States would be different; but, the U.S. government did nothing to stop gas companies from changing their system. What is the role of government in your opinion as regards the regulation of full employment....should it get involved actively; or become a referre; or stay out of private business affairs. These are serious questions because they effect all of us.

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The questions, above, give a lot of hints on how to start your research...especially in creating the "Executive Overview". You can start your research on the Internet, library or through direct e-mail communications to key people by asking some of these questions. As you do your research, you should begin to see "patterns". You should be able to begin to see some answers to these questions. Some of the answers will be obvious. However, some of the answers you will need to think about and develop your own conclusions. And, in some cases, the questions will lead, naturally, to additional questions.

The following discussion explains, section by section, how you might have developed the "Executive Overview" sample.

Study in developing "Executive Overview" in detail
Executive Overview statement Explanation on how developed

We have undertaken the study of the "Problem of 'full employment'. Is it a problem of private enterprise or of government enterprise or both?" Very clearly tell the reader what the main point of your study is about.

Being unemployed, especially for a long or semi-permanent time period, is extremely destructive of individuals and groups of classes and has proven extremely dangerous historically. Unemployment in the past has helped lead to serious worldwide conflicts such as World War II. This statement was not developed, directly, from the questions presented by the instructor. This statement was developed by thinking about why there is so much concern with "full employment". During the research, this opinion became very clear. When you develop the "Main Body of the Report" you will need to explain about this in more detail.

The current technological changes, such as the rise in the use of worldwide digital data communications, computer technology, and robotics have reduced the need, in many cases, for large numbers of workers. An employee with high technological skills can replace many employees and, in some cases, a computer can replace all employees. The need for highly skilled, technologically educated individuals is rising. However, the need for the unskilled or semi-skilled is being destroyed to a large extent by these changes. This paper will discuss some of the following problems brought about by these changes and will try and suggest, where possible, some solutions. This paragraph expands question "1" (Why is it becoming so difficult for the "unemployed" to easily obtain a new or better job?: question 4 (Does this mean that only "creative" individuals are wanted by the technological society....). Based on the research through the Internet, libraries etc., this opinion was developed. But the questions helped lead to this statement.

A discussion of the attitudes, opinions and responses of those who have been unemployed for one reason or another. This statement takes the original question "What are the opinions of some individuals who have lost their positions over the past several years and haven't found new positions?" and changes it into a positive statement. The "body of the report" will discuss this area in more detail. This identifies this area as important enough to be discussed.

A comparison of "unemployment" and "full-employment" between Japan and the United States where the United States has preferred to have "minimum" government involvement in helping the unemployed while Japan has been much more "cautious" in creating a large group of permanently unemployed This statement will be further discussed in the "body" of the report (Part II). Questions number 3(The American concept is that once new creative companies start prospering.....);number4(Does this mean that only 'creative' individuals ......);number5(If you own a car and you go to a gas station...) helped develop the statement in the "Executive Overview". These questions were guides. After doing some research, the question was proven correct. Therefore, the questions can be turned into a statement of fact.

We recognize that there are new companies and new types of businesses being created through technological changes. And, it is true, that these companies create new jobs. However, we are not so certain that the new positions in these companies are being filled by the unemployed. Question number 3 (The American concept....these new positions require new skills) helped during the research for to discover that most positions in new companies were being filled by young skilled college graduates. The research verified that older employees were having difficult obtaining positions in the new companies. So, again, the question helped direct the research.

There has been a rise in most crime statistics in the United States over the past 10 years. And crime in Japan appears to be rising in the past several years, both violent crime (Aum Shinrikyo) and white collar crime (Jusen). We believe there may be some relationships between the new technological changes, unemployment and the rise in crime. This statement is not related to any of the questions given by the instructor. This statement is an opinion that was developed during the research. Often, during your research, an entirely new idea will be developed. This is an example of this type of situation. During the Part II, the body of the report, details supporting this statement will be provided.

Many semi-skilled individuals would like to become "re-trained" in order to enter into this "brave new world". We will look, briefly, at some of the attempts by both private businesses and governments to successfully "retrain" groups of individuals. All of the questions lead to this kind of statement. The basic theme for this report is a "comparison of government and private responsibilities towards unemployment". This statement clearly says this. If people are "out of work", there must be some plans to place these people back into the "work-force". This statement was developed, logically, from the all the questions

Our final conclusion is mixed. It is possible to create "full employment" using the Japanese method with a large amount of government involvement. However, this method tends to inhibit (slowdown) creativity and, in the long run, may create a stagnant society. On the other hand, the American approach, with much less national government involvement definitely rewards those with high creativity and skill.
Highly creative individuals and those with "useable" higher degrees in such areas as engineering, computer science, physics etc. will be welcomed by this "brave new world". Unfortunately, we do not see a quick remedy for those individuals who have been left out of the "brave new world". Many of those outside of the "mainstream" will either be permanently unemployed or underemployed, working forever making MacDonalds hamburgers. Retraining older workers is difficult and for young persons who stopped school for whatever reason, it is even more difficult to re-enter into employment with a future.
These two paragraphs very briefly summarize the final opinion regarding the "Problem of full employment.....". You should state your final opinions clearly and briefly. These final conclusions should follow very logically from the previous statements.

Study in developing "Executive Overview" in detail
Executive Overview statement	Explanation on how developed
We have undertaken the study of the "Problem of 'full employment'. Is it a problem of private enterprise or of government enterprise or both?"	Very clearly tell the reader what the main point of your study is about.
Being unemployed, especially for a long or semi-permanent time period, is extremely destructive of individuals and groups of classes and has proven extremely dangerous historically. Unemployment in the past has helped lead to serious worldwide conflicts such as World War II.	This statement was not developed, directly, from the questions presented by the instructor. This statement was developed by thinking about why there is so much concern with "full employment". During the research, this opinion became very clear. When you develop the "Main Body of the Report" you will need to explain about this in more detail.
The current technological changes, such as the rise in the use of worldwide digital data communications, computer technology, and robotics have reduced the need, in many cases, for large numbers of workers. An employee with high technological skills can replace many employees and, in some cases, a computer can replace all employees. The need for highly skilled, technologically educated individuals is rising. However, the need for the unskilled or semi-skilled is being destroyed to a large extent by these changes. This paper will discuss some of the following problems brought about by these changes and will try and suggest, where possible, some solutions.	This paragraph expands question "1" (Why is it becoming so difficult for the "unemployed" to easily obtain a new or better job?: question 4 (Does this mean that only "creative" individuals are wanted by the technological society....). Based on the research through the Internet, libraries etc., this opinion was developed. But the questions helped lead to this statement.
A discussion of the attitudes, opinions and responses of those who have been unemployed for one reason or another.	This statement takes the original question "What are the opinions of some individuals who have lost their positions over the past several years and haven't found new positions?" and changes it into a positive statement. The "body of the report" will discuss this area in more detail. This identifies this area as important enough to be discussed.
A comparison of "unemployment" and "full-employment" between Japan and the United States where the United States has preferred to have "minimum" government involvement in helping the unemployed while Japan has been much more "cautious" in creating a large group of permanently unemployed	This statement will be further discussed in the "body" of the report (Part II). Questions number 3(The American concept is that once new creative companies start prospering.....);number4(Does this mean that only 'creative' individuals ......);number5(If you own a car and you go to a gas station...) helped develop the statement in the "Executive Overview". These questions were guides. After doing some research, the question was proven correct. Therefore, the questions can be turned into a statement of fact.
We recognize that there are new companies and new types of businesses being created through technological changes. And, it is true, that these companies create new jobs. However, we are not so certain that the new positions in these companies are being filled by the unemployed.	Question number 3 (The American concept....these new positions require new skills) helped during the research for to discover that most positions in new companies were being filled by young skilled college graduates. The research verified that older employees were having difficult obtaining positions in the new companies. So, again, the question helped direct the research.
There has been a rise in most crime statistics in the United States over the past 10 years. And crime in Japan appears to be rising in the past several years, both violent crime (Aum Shinrikyo) and white collar crime (Jusen). We believe there may be some relationships between the new technological changes, unemployment and the rise in crime.	This statement is not related to any of the questions given by the instructor. This statement is an opinion that was developed during the research. Often, during your research, an entirely new idea will be developed. This is an example of this type of situation. During the Part II, the body of the report, details supporting this statement will be provided.
Many semi-skilled individuals would like to become "re-trained" in order to enter into this "brave new world". We will look, briefly, at some of the attempts by both private businesses and governments to successfully "retrain" groups of individuals.	All of the questions lead to this kind of statement. The basic theme for this report is a "comparison of government and private responsibilities towards unemployment". This statement clearly says this. If people are "out of work", there must be some plans to place these people back into the "work-force". This statement was developed, logically, from the all the questions
Our final conclusion is mixed. It is possible to create "full employment" using the Japanese method with a large amount of government involvement. However, this method tends to inhibit (slowdown) creativity and, in the long run, may create a stagnant society. On the other hand, the American approach, with much less national government involvement definitely rewards those with high creativity and skill. Highly creative individuals and those with "useable" higher degrees in such areas as engineering, computer science, physics etc. will be welcomed by this "brave new world". Unfortunately, we do not see a quick remedy for those individuals who have been left out of the "brave new world". Many of those outside of the "mainstream" will either be permanently unemployed or underemployed, working forever making MacDonalds hamburgers. Retraining older workers is difficult and for young persons who stopped school for whatever reason, it is even more difficult to re-enter into employment with a future.	These two paragraphs very briefly summarize the final opinion regarding the "Problem of full employment.....". You should state your final opinions clearly and briefly. These final conclusions should follow very logically from the previous statements.

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So, in conclusion, you should use the questions about your topic to help direct your research. And, you should use the questions to help develop your "Executive Overview". Once you have developed an "Executive Overview", you should be able to, more easily, develop the main body of the report (4-5 pages of detail supporting your executive report).

An example of the main body will be developed shortly for you to study.

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