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>One place to look is JoAnn Hackos' Managing Your Documentation Projects.
Whie "Managing Your Documentation Projects" is well-worth
reading, I find that it sometimes errs on the side of idealism at
the expense of practicality. I always suggest that people read it
in conjunction with a book called "Managing Documentation
Projects in the Real World."
If I could, I'd give you the name of the writer. Unfortunately, I
always say that new writers should beg, borrow or steal the book.
Unfortunately, in my case, someone took me at my word.
--
Bruce Byfield, Outlaw Communications
"The Open Road" column, Maximum Linux
3015 Aries Place, Burnaby, BC V3J 7E8, Canada
bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com 604.421.7189
"One of the universal rules of happiness is: always be wary of
any helpful item
that weighs less than its operating manual."
-Terry Pratchett, "Jingo"
