Re: Documentation Process

["Lurker writer" <lurker_writer -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

Documentation process is like slinging hash. Everybody's recipe is a little 
different; some people skip some steps; others add a few.

Yes, much of what we do is automatic, integrated and not parceled out as 
discrete subprocesses.

Much of Hackos stuff relates to "in-a-perfect-world" environment, where you 
have the luxury of time, ample schedules, cooperative SMEs, and unending 
budget to perform task analysis and such. Hackos's information is very 
useful, but its utility for me is in extracting separate blocks of 
processes, not processes in their entirety.

You just can't walk in to work with a copy of "Managing Your Documentation 
Projects" in your hand and think you've solved your organization's 
information development problems. "MYDP" is more a book of ideals that are 
great to shoot for if you can wrangle them.


_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

*** Deva(tm) Tools for Dreamweaver and Deva(tm) Search ***
Build Contents, Indexes, and Search for Web Sites and Help Systems
Available now at http://www.devahelp.com or info -at- devahelp -dot- com

Sponsored by Information Mapping, Inc., a professional services firm
specializing in Knowledge Management and e-content solutions. See
http://www.infomap.com or 800-463-6627 for more about our solutions.

---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot-  Visit 
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.