Key findings

List the few facts that justify the title’s recommendation.

consulting-exhibit

Related: Comparison (2–3 options) · Table exhibit (status colors)

When to use

Use after analysis, before the ask. Do not mix in next steps (use recap). Do not use ten findings.

Guidelines

Three findings, numbered, MECE for this decision. Title is the synthesis.

Example

Why Wave 1 is Midwest

Standard process plus named owners beat raw volume.

1Midwest already scans 98% of units; training time is days, not months.
2South volume is higher, but dual-run staffing is still an open req.
3West custom docks would freeze the playbook; park them in Wave 3.

Findings are MECE for this decision only

Three MECE reasons for Midwest. Steal synthesis-in-the-title.

Rules

  1. Three to five findings.
  2. Title synthesizes; findings do not introduce a second recommendation.
  3. Findings are MECE for this decision.
  4. No nested bullets.

User recipe

Goal: justify a recommendation.

Inputs: recommendation, supporting facts.

Constraints: Key findings Rules.

Prompt skeleton: “Make a key-findings slide in family consulting-exhibit using the Key findings rules. Recommendation: [sentence]. Facts: [list].”

Anti-patterns