Front-end reports: Will it work?

Final reports are summative. They judge by the outcomes: has this program worked?man

At the other extreme are front-end reports. They deal with threshold problems. That is, they ask the questions, "Will it work?" and "Is it needed?" before you commit lots of time and money to a particular product or program element.

For example,

Such reports are usually short and can keep all members of the program team informed.