Document Organizing Guide

Harvard ManageMentor WRITING SKILLS TOOLSDocument Organizing Guide Print out this guide for a quick reference on organizing different sections of your document.

Method of Organization

Type of Document

Order of importance

Chronology

Process

Organization in space

Compare/contrastSpecific to general or vice versa

Analysis Accident Reports

X

Analysis of Trends

X Annual ReportsX

X AuditsX

X Customer Service LettersX

X

Demographic Studies

X

X Descriptions

XX

Economic ForecastsX

X Feasibility Studies

XXX Financial AnalysesX

X

X FindingsX

Growth Statistics

X

X Handbooks

XX

Instructions

XX

Lab ReportsXXX

X

X MinutesXX

Problem-solving MemosX

X Procedures/ Processes

XXX

Production ReportsX

Progress ReportsXX

ProposalsX

XX

Research ResultsX

X

Sales Research ReportsX

X

Technical Reports

X

X

X Test Protocols

X

Training

XX

XX

Trip ReportsXX

X

Trouble ReportsXX

X User Manuals

XX

Work Orders

X

X

Yearly OverviewsXX

X

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