Organization. Analysts must be able to organize information in a coherent, logically consistent, and economical manner. Although "document triangulation" means that policy documents vary in style, content, and length, they typically have certain common elements: overview or summary, background of previous efforts to solve the problem, diagnosis of the scope, severity, and causes of the problem, identification and evaluation of alternative solutions to the problem, recommendations foe actions that will contributes to a solution of the problem. Policy issues papers, as contrasted with policy memos, usually include additional elements - for example, tables and graphs placed in the body of the policy issue paper and technical appendices.