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Subject:Re: Pages Per Day From:Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:49:44 -0700 (PDT)
It may be high, depending on how it is measured. Some projects require
a pages per day estimation that includes research. Some products are
complex enough that one page a day is an excellent rate.
--- techwr-l-request -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com wrote:
> A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I seem to recall that the
> tech writing standard for producing documentation that is ready for
> publication is 2-3 pages per day. Seems a little low, but that?s
> what I recall. Does this sound correct to you?
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