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Subject:Re: most effective method for SME review? From:Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L Writing <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:00:59 +0200
Inline comments in Confluence (a newish feature, though previously
available using the Talk plugin). It's quite similar to shared review
in Acrobat, which I often couldn't get to work on a shared file.
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 2:12 AM, Tom Johnson <tomjohnson1492 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> What has been your most effective method for reviewing docs with subject
> matter experts? I feel like I've tried everything and haven't really hit
> upon the best way of doing it.
>
> Some approaches I've tried:
>
> - comments forms on web pages
> - direct edits of source files on Github
> - in-person visits at my desk
> - email
> - JIRA tickets
> - Word docs
> - comments on PDFs
> - Google docs
> - Beegit
> - focused meetings
> - over-the-shoulder sessions
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