Writing an Effective Storage Audit Report

Master the structure and techniques for writing a great storage audit report. Learn to communicate key issues, justify reductions, and provide teams with actionable outcomes through either a storage strategy or implementation plan.

Short Course
Beginner
20 Minutes
7-Day Access
AUD $9.99
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Who is this course for
  • Storage Consultants preparing workplace audits
  • Change Managers working on relocation projects
  • Facilities Professionals responsible for storage planning
  • Workplace Strategists supporting space optimisation
  • Anyone involved in or impacted by workplace storage assessments
What will I learn
  • How to structure a professional and defendable storage audit report
  • How to capture and present key findings and data visuals
  • How to document team-level behaviours and storage anomalies
  • How to prepare implementation plans or storage strategies
  • How to communicate recommendations with measurable outcomes
What’s covered in this course
  • Methodology
    • Covers how to outline the strategy, scope, and approach behind the storage audit. Introduces how to assess compliance with information management policies and highlights best practices in digitisation and organisational change.
  • What Does the Storage Report Identify?
    • Explains how to present key gaps in records management, standards, and physical space usage. Demonstrates how to quantify inefficiencies and identify issues such as policy non-compliance and lack of visibility across teams.
  • The Key Recommendations in Your Report
    • Outlines how to frame recommendations clearly with actionable steps. Introduces implementation programs to assign responsibilities and drive outcomes tied to the audit findings.
  • Adding Some Graphics and Interest in Your Report
    • Shows how to incorporate visuals such as audit data charts, team snapshots, and comparison diagrams to increase clarity and engagement in the report.
  • How Your Work Was Undertaken
    • Clarifies how to describe project scope, timing, exclusions, and what was captured during the audit. Includes sample categories and examples for both included and excluded items.
  • Current State of the Business
    • Covers how to summarise total storage volumes by division and staff numbers. Highlights how to present divisional breakdowns to encourage curiosity and client engagement.
  • The High-Level Data Tables
    • Explores how to present high-level summaries of data tables and cull targets. Explains the importance of clean data as a lasting source of truth for change tracking.
  • Review of Audit Data and Interviews
    • Introduces how to summarise interview insights by division and present behaviour trends, barriers, and opportunities through visual breakdowns.
  • Observations of Teams
    • Guides how to present team-level findings with specific notes on unusual storage patterns and recommended actions. Explains how this detail supports defendability of the report.
  • Different Scenarios = Different Outcomes
    • Explains how to tailor reporting depending on project timing. Distinguishes between delivering a storage strategy (for long-term change) and an implementation program (for immediate reduction and fit-out alignment).
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