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> I would like to develop a documentation standards guide to address
> usage, style, naming conventions, templates and more; to be used by the
doc
> team, development, and possibly other teams. I would also like to develop
a
> formal documentation plan for the new product we are developing.
Are you going to tie the writers down to their desks and beat them with
sticks
as well?
:-) I'm just being silly. But I have a serious question to ask...
Do you really need all these things? What is hindering you right now from
writing documents such that you need all this stuff?
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Hi Andrew -
Nothing is hindering me from writing docs. The reason I see for implementing
a standard for all docs is that I have seen major discrepancies in usage,
style, layout, and naming conventions in our documentation. If everyone has
something in common to refer to, it would improve our docs. The
documentation plan might bring some awareness, for other teams, to what our
team delivers for a project, and might help with scope creep. At this very
moment, I actually have time to tend to these matters. So, I figure, why not
take advantage of the time, to make things a little tidier?
As for tying people to their desks and beating them, as of recently, I'm the
only writer. Hence, it would be mostly self-flagellation. ;)
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