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Re: The Problem With Keeping It Plain And Simple? (take II)
Subject:Re: The Problem With Keeping It Plain And Simple? (take II) From:"Bill Swallow" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"Peter Sturgeon" <prsturgeon -at- yahoo -dot- com> Date:Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:10:47 -0400
I don't think the analogy holds. Plus, depending on the type of
company and type of work you perform as a technical writer, the type
of estimates you will need to provide (and the metrics used to back
them) will vary greatly.
On 4/24/06, Peter Sturgeon <prsturgeon -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> How do distilleries measure production? We seem to be in a similar field, starting with lots of stuff and boiling it down. Or are we more like maple syrup producers?
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Bill Swallow
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