Re: Measurable objectives?

[Richard Lewis <tech44writer -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

So what processes are you going to use to develope and verify the processes?     
   
  You can not develope processes using a , as Andrew used to say, "fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants approach",  stick a pull-it-out-of-the-air due date on it and then say you are setting specific, measurable objectives.
   
  Richard Lewis
  
elizabeth j allen <eja -at- samurai -dot- com> wrote:
  Andrew Plato, why have you deserted me?

That's crap. You most certainly can set specific, measurable,
objectives in the absence of specific concrete processes.

The first one that comes to mind "Develop processes for tech pubs: deliver
a written process document for technical publications by April 1, 2007."

That's not even going into personal development objectives ("Take a course
on LaTeX by September 2007").

Harumph.

Elizabeth
--
Elizabeth J. Allen
Technical Writer
"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler." -- Albert Einstein


Richard Lewis said:
> In order to have specific, measurable objectives, specific, concrete
> processes are required. That is where you are going to run into problems
> as a TW. It is not like engineering where formal analysis preceeds
> formal design - it is, for most, an art.
>
> Richard Lewis



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