3x3 writing process

Your organization relies heavily on teams to complete projects. Your boss wants you to develop a well-researched report on Hackman's comment. As you prepare to write this report, please respond to the questions below. Post your responses in the discussion board.

1. What are the first steps of the 3x3 writing process–the prewriting process?

The first steps of the 3x3 writing process are Analyze, Anticipate, and Adapting. (Guffey & Loewy, 2014) Phase one is where the writer prepares and determines the purpose of what is to be written, while taking into account the audience and the delivery.

2. What is the purpose of your report? Why are you writing this report? What do you hope to achieve with this report?

The purpose of the report is to research and analyze the concept and findings that Richard Hackman, a noted team research scholar, stated that – “using a team to complete a complex project may not be the best approach”.

3. What is the best channel to send your report? What factors did you consider in making this decision?

Deciding to send an e-mail message, schedule a videoconference, post a note on the company intranet, or use some other channel depends on some of the following factors:

Importance of the message

Amount & Speed of Feedback & Interactivity

Necessity of a Permanent Record

Cost of the Channel

Degree of Formality Desired

Confidentiality & Sensitivity of the Message

(Guffey & Loewy, 2014)

4. Who is your primary audience? Do you have a secondary audience?

The boss and possibly other work peers.

5. What is the appropriate tone for your report?

The appropriate tone of the report would be formal and pleasant.

6. What techniques will you use to help you achieve a positive tone?

After analyzing and anticipating the audience, the writer must adapt the text to whom is reading. I will keep personal opinion out of it and present the facts.

7. How are you going to ensure your report has a "you" view?

If my stance is to prove that teamwork in business is a successful way to utilize the different talents of the employees, then my report will boast examples of this view.

8. Give an example of how you will make your report:

The report will be formal, but not “cut and dry” or without some of my personality. My boss and coworkers are familiar with me and how I would carry on a conversation in person. The report will show some of those traits, yet it will be respectful or differing views, clear and concise, and without focus of my opinion throughout. By using verbiage and linking my information to this industry, I will keep the attention of the reader with a positive pitch.