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RE: Workflow and management -- How is your department organized
Subject:RE: Workflow and management -- How is your department organized From:"Harry Bacheler" <hbacheler -at- geo -dot- census -dot- gov> To:"Smith, Martin" <smithmr -at- encorp -dot- com>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 24 Mar 2000 07:54:26 -0500
Martin
Some places the Documentation Department (Technical Writers) is a separate
entity under the (VP/Director) of Marketing or the (VP/Director) of
Engineering.
That is the position you should be in.
IMHO, You are (staff) support to the other Departments/Project leads.
However, your 'boss' is the Department head.
The chart I have here shows the ideal position for you if you are "one"
person,
or a group of people (no more than 4 total) Over four, should be a separate
"cost center"
Department Head
|
|--------(Documentation)
|
-------------------------------------------
| | | |
Project Project Project Project
Lead Lead Lead Lead
HTH
Harry M. Bacheler, Jr.
Consultant
VGS, Inc.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-techwr-l-20951 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
> [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-20951 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of Smith,
> Martin
> Sent: Thursday, 23 March, 2000 06:22 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Workflow and management -- How is your department organized
>
>
> We are beginning a reorganization of our Engineering department.
> Also up for
> consideration is how to manage our Technical Writing department, which for
> now only consists of myself.
>
> ... snip, snip ...
>
> Thanks.
>
> Martin R. Smith
> Technical Writer / Audiophile
> ENCORP: The Energy Automation Company
> 621 Innovation Circle, Suite D
> Windsor, Colorado 80550
>http://www.encorp.com <http://www.encorp.com/>
>mailto:smithmr -at- encorp -dot- com
>
