User:Chickadee101/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Risk management

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose risk management because I wanted to read something related to my Master's program, Communications, and the article about risk management happened to catch my eye. Risk management is an important skill to hone as a communications expert because being knowledgeable on such a topic could help someone develop strategic crisis communications plans based on the risks of different projects.

My first impression of this article was overall positive. There are certain sections that seem like they could be reworded into something a bit more powerful, but I still thought the topic was intriguing. This article needs more citations.

Lead section

 * I was able to identify the topic of the article based off the first sentence, however, the structure of the sentence felt a little awkward.
 * Overall, the lead section needs a little love and care-- the information is good, but it would be good if someone combed through this sentences to help them flow a little better.
 * Needs a little more clarity when it comes to what the article is going to be about. In my mind, lead sections are supposed to be abstracts-- give a brief overview of the article at large-- but this read as an additional introduction paragraph to me.
 * The lead section mentioned a professional role-- risk manager-- but this is the only place where such a role is mentioned. It would've been nice to learn a little more about what such a position entails.
 * The lead section wasn't over detailed, but the constant use of parenthesis made the section feel fluffy.

Content

 * The article's content is relevant to the topic.
 * Citing more recent sources could help strengthen the article
 * As far as I could tell, the article did not highlight marginalized groups.

Tone and Balance

 * The article is neutral.
 * There are no apparent biased claims.

Sources and References

 * A few facts need to be backed by citations and secondary sources.
 * Books, academic articles, and magazine articles were all used as sources.
 * There are a small number of current sources; the majority come from the early 2000s.
 * The links I clicked on worked

Organization and Writing Quality

 * The article is easy to read
 * No spelling errors, but there are a few grammatical errors.
 * The article was well organized into different topics and sections.

Images and Media

 * The article only utilizes one image.
 * The image is well captioned.
 * The image is public domain, so I believe it adheres to Wikipedia's copyright rules. It would be nice if there was a link to the original image source or a citation of who originally created the image.
 * The image is not used in a visually appealing way-- it's just pasted at the top of the article.

Talk Page Discussion

 * There are no conversations on this article's talk page.
 * This is a C-rated article and is a part of the Wiki Education foundation.

Overall Impressions

 * I think the article's overall status is passible, but it has the potential to be elevated to excellence.
 * This article can be improved by giving it a consistent writing style.
 * The article is mostly complete-- there are some points brought up in the lead section that needed further development within the article at large.