Re: Documentation Correctness was Re: How many levels of indents and heads are reasonable?

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

Please tell me of one source that discusses the importance of rigorously identifying the interrelationships between tasks.
   
  Thanks,
   
  Generic Richard

Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
  Tony, where the heck do you come up with this stuff? I can't speak for
all schools, but I certainly studied task analysis (many methods)
while obtaining my degree in communication.

On 10/16/07, Richard Lewis wrote:
> Richard Lewis responds:
>
> It is easy to tell a TW to be correct, but, if that is as far as it goes, it is nothing. Being correct means having performed a rigorous analysis. Such analysis is based on identifying the essential tasks to be performed and, most importantly, the interrelationships between the tasks. Unfortunately, nobody within the TW community - either in academia or industry - has discussed this. So incorrect documentation is pretty much gauranteed.
>
> Generic Richard

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