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> -----Original Message-----
>On Behalf
Of Tony Markos
> By "scoping out" a software documentation project, I
> mean determining the "extent of" the project.
>
You explain whatever a user needs to know over and above prerequisite
knowledge for using the software.
> (Note: This scoping needs to be done when the TW is
> not creating documentation for an already developed
> (i.e., scope already firmed) product - like for
> requirements specs or test plans.)
>
You say you're not scoping an already developed product. So you are
attempting to get a lighting setting for a photograph at 5:00 p.m. of the
person who will sit across from you at the dinnertable at 7:00 p.m.?
If that's the case, then you consult with the developers and determine what
their neurons are doing.
They create software or software plans, you document. You cannot "scope" out
a documentation project for something that doesn't exist yet unless you talk
to the developers or look at firm plans for the software.
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