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Subject:Re: Getting developers to document their efforts From:kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 17 Dec 2001 13:41:36 -0700
The phrase "tilting at windmills" comes to mind...
Your idea sounds good, but I've yet to see it work. But it's not an
entirely wasted exercise - if nothing else it may provide the doc team
with a good set of stock questions to ask when interviewing SMEs. And
whatever level of cooperation/participation you get from developers will
be better than nothing.
I'm sorry to be so skeptical - good luck!
- Keith Cronin
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