Re: Hours Per Page

[Penny Staples <pstaples -at- AIRWIRE -dot- COM>]

I think the important thing to consider is that you can't just pull a number
out of the air. You have to come up with an estimate of the hours per page
based on a thorough analysis of the project you're working with. For
example, there's a standard 5 hrs per page I've heard quoted, but this
number can change a great deal depending on the writers' knowledge and
experience, the SMEs involved, the user audience, and the type of project. I
highly recommend the Hackos book, by the way.

Penny Staples
pstaples -at- airwire -dot- com


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Johnson <michaelj -at- OECMED -dot- COM>
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU <TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
Date: March 10, 1999 10:33 AM
Subject: Hours Per Page


>Greetings from a sunny Salt Lake City!
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>In Dr. JoAnn Hackos' book *Managing Your Documentation Projects* there is a
>table of hypothetical metrics that gives hours per page for user guides,
>reference manuals, hardware maintenance and repair, etc.  I think the table
>is just an example, but it sits in the middle of an excellent chapter that
>tells how to make your own cost/time estimate based on previous projects.
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>If I remember right, the table is on page 170 or thereabouts.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Mike Johnson
>michaelj -at- oecmed -dot- com
>writer -at- softcom -dot- net
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