Rapoarte

Rapoarte is the Romanian plural noun for reports. In general, a rapoarte is a written document that communicates information about a subject to a specific audience. Reports are used to document findings, summarize progress, justify decisions, or inform action. They appear in business, government, academia, journalism, and non-profit sectors.

The term derives from the French rapport, meaning a relation or account, and is used in Romanian with the same sense.

Common types include financial reports, annual reports, management or project reports, progress reports, incident or audit reports, research or technical reports, and policy or program evaluation reports.

Although formats vary, most rapoarte include a title and date, an executive summary or overview, an introduction or scope, methodology or data sources, findings or results, conclusions, recommendations, limitations, and appendices with data or illustrations.

The production process typically involves planning, data collection and analysis, drafting, internal review, approval, and publication. To ensure clarity and reliability, rapoarte conform to organizational standards or external guidelines; for example financial reports may follow accounting standards, research reports follow methodological standards, and audits follow auditing standards.

Rapoarte support accountability and decision making by summarizing evidence and presenting implications for stakeholders. They may be published internally for management or publicly for citizens, investors, or researchers, and are delivered in print or digital formats, sometimes in multiple languages.