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Subject:RE: bad leadership and tech writing From:"Cadorette Johanne" <johanne -dot- cadorette -at- locusdialog -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 2 Nov 2001 09:20:12 -0500
Julie,
I agree with everyone's excellent suggestions.
I'd like to emphasize the importance of documenting your own
documentation process. If you don't already have one, producing a style
guide is imperative. The style guide will ensure that the documentation
has the same look and feel across the board, and that all the
information is presented in a consistant manner. A documentation roadmap
would also be useful. Map out the documentation process from a-z,
matching each step in the development process to one in the
documentation process.
Obviously, both ideas should necessitate the input of all of the writers
in the company.
Hope that helps.
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