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Our engineering department has asked me to help them develop specification templates and a process for creating specs. Yay!
Please note that the specs are NOT for software or computer hardware, but for machinery and materials -- we are a consulting firm in the consumer packaging industry.
Before I go crazy doing all the work from scratch, is anyone aware of an off-the-shelf software package or templates that are available for this kind of thing? (I wouldn't mind the challenge, but I need to investigate the alternatives first -- we aren't allowed to bill time to "wheel re-invention".)
Thanks!
Kate
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Kate Schommer
Senior Technical Writer
Metsys Engineering Inc.
612-944-1674 x118
kschommer -at- metsyseng -dot- com
