Data · Intermediate · about 15 minutes

Narrative reporting — writing the two paragraphs the MD actually reads

Your report opens with 'This report analyses Q3 performance across all territories, using data extracted from Tally for the period…' The MD reads two lines, scrolls to the end, finds a recommendation with no context, and asks in the meeting the question your page-four analysis already answers.

You need

Original opening: This report presents an analysis of Q3 FY26 sales performance. Data was extracted from Tally for the period 1 October to 31 December and compared against Q2.

Tool

Any assistant, from one analysis

You get

Rewritten opening: Q3 revenue was ₹4.82 crore, 11.4% below Q2. Two accounts — Sharma Traders and Vishal Retail — account for 68% of the decline; the other 187 accounts were down 3.1%, which is normal quarterly variation.

Time saved

Report writing from 2 hours to about 25 minutes, and — more valuable — the report gets read.