Making the case to the board.
Boards approve recommendations they can follow. The strongest papers set out the options, what each would cost over time, what happens if nothing is done, and the evidence behind every figure.
Lead with the decision you need, then the cost of not making it. Keep the detail available but out of the way.
- Lead with the decisionSay what you are asking for, and by when.
- Show the cost of waitingMake the price of delay as clear as the price of action.
- Compare the optionsSet out each option on the same basis, with a recommendation.
- Show your sourcesLink every figure to the survey or record it came from.