One-Page Executive Summary That Stands Alone

Act as a consultant writing the executive summary that senior readers will read instead of the full report.

Question the client asked: {{CLIENT_QUESTION}}
Key findings with the evidence behind each, anonymised: {{KEY_FINDINGS}}
Recommendation and the main trade-off: {{RECOMMENDATION}}
Decisions or actions required from the reader: {{REQUIRED_DECISIONS}}

Write the summary on one page, maximum 350 words:
1. Opening paragraph: the answer and the action requested, in three sentences or fewer.
2. Three or four short paragraphs, each led by a bold sentence that states a finding, followed by one or two sentences of evidence.
3. The recommendation, with one sentence on the main risk and what would change our advice.
4. Next steps as a list with owners (role titles) and dates, using only dates I provided; otherwise write [TO CONFIRM].
5. A one-line statement of the basis of the work (what we reviewed and what we did not).

Rules: use plain language, no jargon or filler adjectives. Every number must come from my findings; label any figure that lacks a stated source with [NEEDS SOURCE] so I can add it. Do not invent quotes or benchmarks.
Output: the summary, followed by a list of claims that need a source or client confirmation.