1. Understand the purpose of management reporting
2. Be able to construct a written management report
3. Understand the collection and analysis of data and information required for a written management report

1.1 Determine circumstances which could require a management report

1.2 Compare the methods of management reporting available to a manager

1.3 Justify a method of management reporting to achieve a management objective

2.1 Construct the terms of reference for a report

2.2 Identify the component parts of a written management report

2.3 Produce conclusions and recommendations that meet the report objective or terms of reference

3.1 Distinguish between data and information

3.2 Create criteria to select data and information

3.3 Evaluate methods to analyse data and information