Writing an Engineering technical report Introduction to technical reports One of the main forms of communication in engineering is the technical report. In the workplace, the report is a practical working document written by engineers for clients, managers, and other engineers. This means every report has a purpose beyond the simple presentation of information. Some common purposes are: To convince the reader of something. For example: to convince a government agency of the effect of a particular course of action to convince a client that your solution will fulfill their needs to convince the public that a proposed project will bring benefits To persuade the reader to do something. For example: to persuade a government or council to adopt a particular course of action to persuade a client to choose one design over another to persuade an organisation to partner with your company on a project To inform the re...