Re: Hi-Tech Company Hasn't Used Tech Writers in Years

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

But in this case, the "ultimate purpose" of the documentation,
in the eyes of corporate management, is to meet the contract
requirements.  Defense contracting isn't the only place left 
where documents are considered nothing more than extra
packing material that has to be included with "the real product,"
but it's probably the place where the attitude is the most visible.
And I think that MIL docs have definitely gotten worse since 
most contracts were changed from cost+ to fixed price.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Posada" <writer -at- tdandw -dot- com>

> If the documents are not meeting their ultimate purpose,
> then regardless of who is doing what, the documents are not
> doing what they are supposed to. The rest is just a way of
> passing blame to someone/somewhere else.


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