{"id":6315,"date":"2013-11-12T09:29:17","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T22:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/?p=6315"},"modified":"2013-11-01T17:35:21","modified_gmt":"2013-11-01T06:35:21","slug":"writing-annual-reports-and-attachments-as-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2013\/11\/writing-annual-reports-and-attachments-as-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing annual reports and attachments as one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So you have <a title=\"Why add to an annual report\u2026\" href=\"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2013\/10\/why-add-to-an-annual-report\/\" target=\"_blank\">decided to have an annual report and a couple of inclusions<\/a> that will be sent out with the annual report.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6327\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/annual-mailing-tasks-list.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6327\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6327\" alt=\"Task list for annual mailing\" src=\"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/annual-mailing-tasks-list-300x248.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/annual-mailing-tasks-list-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/annual-mailing-tasks-list-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/annual-mailing-tasks-list.jpg 622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An annual report and any inclusions all form one annual mailing project.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Does this equate to three separate projects, or three parts to one project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is a good question, and I can see a temptation to treat them as two or there projects. Maybe you <a title=\"Annual report tasks can be outsourced for many benefits\" href=\"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2013\/05\/annual-report-outsourced\/\">outsource the big project (the annual report)<\/a> but figure you can manage the smaller ones yourself. or maybe you want to outsource to different people so the inclusions don&#8217;t distract from the annual report and vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>However, I consider them to be <strong>aspects of one project<\/strong> and like the idea of them being managed as such. I usually mange the inclusions along with annual\u00a0reports for clients, even if it is just a review and feedback on an existing document.<\/p>\n<h1>why consider them as a single project<\/h1>\n<p>Treating the annual report and any inclusions as one project works because<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>they\u00a0 all need to be prepared by the <strong>same deadline and delivered<\/strong> to the same place for processing and mailing<\/li>\n<li>the various elements of the annual report mailing are linked (as they are received in same envelope) so you want <strong>consistency and to them to complement each other<\/strong> which is much harder to manage if created independently of each other. Even if all <a title=\"Style Guides\" href=\"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2008\/02\/style-guides\/\">match the style guide<\/a>, any themes and layout options may not quite fit together<\/li>\n<li>in terms of time management, I find I can work on one piece while another is with the\u00a0designer\u00a0or being reviewed by\u00a0my\u00a0client<\/li>\n<li>any images can be managed so they are only used once or duplicated in every item (as best suits the situation)<\/li>\n<li>it is easier to <strong>make references between the items<\/strong>. For instance, the annual report may state &#8216;we&#8217;re launching a new product &#8211; to find out the prices, see the enclosed flyer&#8217;. This is riskier when you can&#8217;t be sure what the other items actually include &#8211; if the flyer doesn&#8217;t include prices, the annual report reference looks silly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have you ever separated the annual report preparation from the inclusions preparation?\u00a0 I&#8217;d love to hear your reasons and the results of your effort, so please add your experiences in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you have decided to have an annual report and a couple of inclusions that will be sent out with the annual report. Does this equate to three separate projects, or three parts to one project? It is a good question, and I can see a temptation to treat them as two or there projects. 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