Re: Avoiding documentation bottlenecks while maintaining quality

[Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

I'm going to call my local tattoo shop and see if they can fit it on a
shoulder. With luck, I won't pass out cold when I see the needle.

Some employers seem to desire cheap documents fast because they're
engaging in CYA over SOX and related initiatives.

--- Ned Bedinger <doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com> wrote:

> This harks to a fundamental mathematically demonstrable truth, an 
> awesome truth that belongs on the table at every stage of your
> projects:
> 
> o   You can have a good document fast, but it will cost more.
> 
> o   You can have a good document cheep, but it will take longer.
> 
> o   You can have a cheep document fast, but it will not be good.


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