It should be no more than 5-10% of the full document and be written in the same order as the plan laid out in the document.Īccuracy is essential because decisions will be made based on the summary by people who have not read the original. The purpose of an executive summary is to provide a concise and accurate summary of a larger document, or multiple documents, for an executive who most likely does not have the time to read the original report. It needs to give a recommendation based on the key findings of the report. Think of an executive summary as a cover letter for your report. Executive Summaries are much like any other summary in that their main goal is to provide a condensed version of the content of a longer report.
