Raw

Legend: ▲ top / answer · ⚠ violation · ⇄ unclear order · ⊕ gap

```text
⚠ This memorandum describes how project teams identify and deliver significant
profit improvements. [▲ No answer to a stated reader question.]

⚠ It is organized in six sections: [⚠ headings mix context, principles,
definitions, actions/organization, benefits, and conditions.]

    Background
    Principles of the project-team approach
    Definition of project work
    Organization of the program
    Distinctive benefits and results
    Conditions required for success
    [⇄ No visible ordering principle.]
    [⊕ The visible opening does not state the reader question or the memorandum’s conclusion.]
```

| Location | Violation | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Opening sentence | No answer appears; it is a topic and process description, not a controlling idea. | State the reader’s decision/question and the supported answer at the top. |
| Opening/setout | The reader question is absent, so the required kind of first-level argument cannot be established. | Make the question explicit before presenting the structure. |
| Six headings | Mixed kinds: background, principles, definition, organization, benefits/results, and conditions are not one class of ideas. | Re-group headings by the kind required by the reader’s question. |
| Six headings | Order is not explainable as time, structure, ranking, deduction, or induction. | Apply and signal one ordering principle. |
| “Organization” / “Conditions required for success” | Possible boundary overlap: both may concern how the program is set up or enabled. Body unavailable, so this is unverified. | Define mutually exclusive boundaries if both remain. |
| Visible opening | No SCQ story: no stated complication, literal question, or answer. | Establish the question the memorandum closes; do not infer missing-body content. |
| Display | The hierarchy is visible as a list, but it displays section topics rather than an argument skeleton. | Make the answer and same-kind supporting groups visible in the setout. |

Score: **2/10 — not structured yet**

| Axis | Score | Assessment |
|---|---:|---|
| Top | 0/2 | No answer |
| Same-kind groups | 0/2 | Headings are mixed kinds |
| Order | 0/2 | No visible ordering logic |
| MECE | 1/2 | Possible overlap; completeness cannot be verified without the body |
| Display | 1/2 | List is readable, but not argumentative hierarchy |

Three highest-value fixes:

1. Put the memorandum’s answer to a named reader question first.  
2. Rebuild the six headings into 3–4 same-kind groups.  
3. Order those groups by one explicit logic.