Summarize a long vendor report in three sentences for the CFO

About this exercise

Your CFO, Abena, only cares about cost, payback and risk. Summarize this automation report for her in at most 3 sentences, plain text. Lead with the payback period, and use the revised costs from the errata.

Common mistakes when you ask AI for this

• Not naming the reader. The AI writes a balanced summary for anyone, with method and morale. Try: Say: "For our CFO, who cares only about cost, payback and risk."
• Burying the payback. The AI follows the report's order and starts with background. Try: Add: "Sentence 1 is the payback period."
• Missing the errata. The correction is at the end, so the AI uses the original numbers. Try: Add: "Use the revised figures from the errata."
• No length limit. The AI writes a full paragraph or a bulleted summary. Try: Say: "At most 3 sentences, plain text."

What a strong prompt includes

• Names the reader
• Leads with payback
• Uses the errata
• Limits the length
• Asks for plain text

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