Re: Quality assessment

[Rick Lippincott <rjl6955 -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Erika:

I think your first instinct is a good one, check with your local STC
chapter and talk to people who are involved with the competitions. See
if you can get some of the checklists and criteria used for judging
docs.

Another approach, as suggested above, might be to talk to people
involved in doing QA on docs in industries similar to your own. If you
can't find that, I'd suggest following the methodology used in
aerospace documentation QA: it's very rigorous. I can provide some
additional information if you need it.

Finally, I assume also youâre going to have to come up with a method
of rating the docs to determine the quality. â75 errorsâ is one thing
in a 10 page doc, something entirely different in a 500-page doc. Iâve
had some experience with that, let me know if youâd like some
additional information.

Hope that helps,

--Rick


On 2/12/15, Dan Goldstein <DGoldstein -at- nuot -dot- com> wrote:
> If Those Who Sign Checks insist on this uncontrolled experiment, then see if
> you can find a consultant who's worked at a government agency that deals
> with your industry (whatever that might be). Failing that, maybe find a
> consultant who's made successful regulatory submissions in your industry.
> Regulations don't necessary lead to higher quality, but at least they imply
> a certain uniformity.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erika Yanovich
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 10:54 AM
> To: Dan Goldstein; TECHWR-L (techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com)
> Subject: RE: Quality assessment
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> No standards, a comparison with other companies in the industry should be
> enough.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Goldstein
> Sent: 12 February, 2015 16:56
> To: TECHWR-L (techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com)
> Subject: RE: Quality assessment
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> Is there a specific ISO or other standard against which the docs should be
> audited? An industry-specific standard can be helpful in this regard.
> Otherwise, a consultant is likely to bring their own "best practice" (ha!)
> criteria.
>
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