Talk:Problem statement

Insert non-formatted text here"How do you prepare the statement of the problem. Could someone please in authority to provide me and example of problem statement or statements?"

As I have used them before, they are posed in question form with an actor, a relationship, and a goal. The goal is often similar to or the same as the first statement of the problem, but generally needs the expansion of the party responsible and the expression of a relationship between what exists and what is desired.

Example 1. Statement: What target should management set as the percentage of sales from on-line orders? Actor: management; they have responsibility for implementation, if not the methods. Relationship; percent of on-line sales relative to other sales methods (e.g., telephone orders, over-the-counter). Goal: to determine what percentage of sales made on-line would be in the organization's best interests.

Example 2: What actions might be taken by the world bank to insure that the burden of economic recoveries is shared equitably across the world population? Actor: the World Bank. Relationship; the relationship of each part of the world population relative to all others in economic burden. Goal: a World Bank contribution to equitable economic burden across the world population

These are crude, off-the-cuff examples. I agree that the entry would be made stronger by the inclusion of examples. Others may be able to provide better ones. Becil.wik (talk) 14:51, 27 October 2008 (UTC) lolololololololololololololololololololo fuck uoi Link title--67.191.28.195 (talk) 15:11, 11 November 2008 (UTC)Strike-through text