RE: The Wave of a TW's Future: (was RE: Tools & Technologies)

["McDonald, Guy A." <Guy -dot- A -dot- McDonald -at- conoco -dot- com>]

>Well, Guy, look again. Tools are tools. We learn them as needed.
Methodologies come and go. Our PRIMARY skill is communication. That's where
the future will be.

Ahhh yes, and one camp sez "you don' needa be no engineer to document" and
the other argues that some documentation efforts require subject matter
familiarity or expertise. I think that the writer who lacks technical
knowledge is worth less than one who does --- and the difference in pay
between both types of writer bear this to be true.

>I'm not arguing against learning anything. I am saying that some companies
use a compartmentalized approach (separating those who write from those who
design), and some prefer an approach that lets people integrate their
skills. My own preference is obvious. I can work with any methodology. And,
yes, I WILL take the money and do the best I can, regardless of which way
the company wants to go. But the one constant is our ability to communicate
information.

Thanks for clearing this up Marguerite - for a minute there I thought you
had lost it and I would have to sic Marge Packman on you.

,-)

Guy

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