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Subject:Time per page From:Sue Ellen Adkins <sea -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Sun, 18 Jun 1995 10:31:09 -0700
Someone recently asked how long it took to do a page. I've retrieved my notes
from a tech writing scheduling course in which the instructor provided the
following guidelines:
writing new text 3-5 hours/page
revising existing text 1-3 hours/page
editing 6-8 pages/hour
indexing (all tasks) 5 pages/hour (10 items/page)
figures 8-10 hours/page
production 5% of all other activities
project management 15% of all other activities
