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Subject:RE: Document reviewers? From:"Murrell, Thomas" <TMurrell -at- alldata -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L, a list for all technical communication issues" <TECHWR-L -at- LISTS -dot- RAYCOMM -dot- COM>, "'Kevin Feeman'" <Kevin -dot- Feeman -at- micromass -dot- com> Date:Thu, 2 Sep 1999 15:16:43 -0400
> ----------
> From: Kevin Feeman[SMTP:Kevin -dot- Feeman -at- micromass -dot- com]
> Reply To: Kevin Feeman
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 10:06 AM
> To: TECHWR-L, a list for all technical communication issues
> Subject: Document reviewers?
>
> List seems a little slow today. Therefore, I have a question. As we write
> documentation, we must have reviewers, right? And sometimes it seems like
> everyone wants their hands in the pot. Therefore, who should review
> manuals?
> I would assume:
> - SMEs
> - Marketing
> - Quality Assurance
> - Peers (if you have them or an editor)
>
> Am I missing any?
>
How about Users? I know it's not always feasible, but I have found it very
useful wherever possible to involve the people who will actually use the
documentation in reviewing it.
>
Tom Murrell
Senior Technical Writer, Alliance Data Systems, Inc.
CAD4A - (614)729-4364
Fax: (614)729-4499 mailto:tmurrell -at- alldata -dot- net
