Check the ORGANIZATION
1. Is background and introductory information where you'd expect to find it?
2. Are the parts of the report arranged in a coherent, logical order?
3. Is there closure to each major section?
4. Is the information structured from the reader's point of view?
5. Are the headings clear, properly worded and parallel?
6. Is the report one unified, persuasive argument?
7. Is there one strategy to which everything is related?
Check the WRITING
1. Are the sentences easy to understand?
2. Are technical terms, acronyms, initialisms and jargon used correctly?
3. Has the writer used business and government clichÈs?
4. Is the proposal concise?
5. Is the level of writing appropriate for the reader?
6. Are there mistakes in grammar, usage, spelling or typing?
7. Are there mistakes in names, titles, dates, costs or other details?
8. Does the writer make excessive use of the passive voice?
9. Is the document wordy? Is the writer long in getting to the point?
Check the LAYOUT
1. Is the report neat, professional and easy to read?
2. Has the writer used enough "white space" or too little?
3. What about the margins? Are they standard (1 to 1.5 inches all around)?
4. Has the writer used bullets, numbered lists and sub-headings to guide the reader?
5. Does the report use more than three fonts?
6. What about the sub-headings? Are they well-spaced before and after?
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