ORGANIZING
Already at this stage in the process, you have completed three important planning tasks:
Now you need to get down to the task of organizing. This involves establishing your main points, which will become the major headings in an outline. Once you have your outline, you will be able to begin drafting the sections of your report.
Have a look at the following four examples of report outlines. You should be able to notice immediately the different organizing strategies and formats the writers have employed in each case.