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Subject: RE: Specifics on the too-good-to-be-true job PLUS question
From: "Melissa Nelson" <melmis36 -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com, reidcrystal -at- hotmail -dot- com
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 13:50:52 -0500


I think some of you here have a rough idea of my capabilities as a technical writer. I'm a good end-user writer, but I have no experience with software development documentation. I would be truly a novice -- but maybe it's something that a novice could pick up quickly?


If I can pick up Software documentation...I am positive you can :) Seriously, if you can work well with the developers, it is not that tough. The toughest part is often the working well with the developers :)

Melissa

From: "Bonnie Granat" To: Subject: Specifics on the too-good-to-be-true job PLUS question Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:31:58 -0500


Just got the following details about that job I queried the list about last week:

This would include the architecture doc, design doc, deployment doc, user guide, etc. You would work with the analysts, developers, testers, and build master to document all aspects of the project. We are using a Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodology (modified) and following their documentation templates. It is an iterative process and the iterations are a generally a month long. For each iteration there is a design doc, release notes, etc. The project is three years and covers 4 releases. I would anticipate you could work from home a lot. Up front we would need you onsite four days a week but could then transition dow to 2 or 3 days a week once you have integrated.

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I think some of you here have a rough idea of my capabilities as a technical writer. I'm a good end-user writer, but I have no experience with software development documentation. I would be truly a novice -- but maybe it's something that a novice could pick up quickly?

Question: Can I learn this by doing it? Is the RUP process intuitive? Am I just out of my league here, and should I say so upfront and not waste his or my time on further discussion of this project?

Many thanks,


Bonnie Granat http://www.GranatEdit.com


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