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>2. Does anyone have any suggestions as to dealing with stubborn project
>leaders who don't seem to think these are important . I have tried the
>"legal liability" argument and the "we need them to write the manual"
>argument but to little avail.
Like an old military term, the chain-of-command is only as strong as the
weakest link. If the need is not perceived from above, then it won't from
below. Using that chain of command <<and not jerking it>> let your concern
be heard.
G'Luck!
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| Synergy Microsystems however the file allocation table is |
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