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Subject:RE: Contractors: Would you do this? From:"Michael Collier" <mcollier -at- arlut -dot- utexas -dot- edu> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 19 Nov 1999 11:50:28 -0600
I don't think "methodology" is the right way to describe something like like
this. It sounds more like a planning document or an approach to
accomplishing something. "Online Help Development Plan" might be a better
description.
The use of documents like these are advocated in JoAnn Hackos' _Managing
Your Documentation Projects_. Working in-house, I develop them routinely
but when I worked as a contractor I never felt comfortable delivering
something like this without a signed contract.
Since you haven't seen much of the software, you have a good reason to keep
it vague, witholding details until you have a commitment (and a chance to
take a closer look at the software). As a businessperson your prospective
client should respect your need to protect your intellectual property.
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Michael Collier Phone: 512-835-3408
Information Systems Laboratory FAX: 512-490-4254
ARL Office: AX207
University of Texas at Austin email: mcollier -at- arlut -dot- utexas -dot- edu
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-techwr-l-7010 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
> [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-7010 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of Tammy Sudol
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 8:51 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Contractors: Would you do this?
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> I'm wondering what the contractors and consultants, on this
> list, think about this:
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> I was asked to write a document entitled, "The Methodology
> for Creating On-line Help" for a perspective client. ...
