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Does anyone have a list of tips/criteria for evaluating writers?
As the company's editor, I have been asked by my boss to give a brief
report/evaluation of the writers and their competence with the applications
we use. All ideas will be appreciated.
Tony Markatos responds:
Heres something you will never find in a TW oriented book:
In software systems, the major function of a TW is to understand the
essential end user tasks to be performed and how all of those tasks
interrelate. The key word is "essential". Typically 95% of tasks performed
are non-essential -- the are their either because of poor systems design or
imperfect technology.
Understanding the core 5% is the framework upon which all effective
documentation organization is based.
Tony Markatos
(tonymar -at- hotmail -dot- com)
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-- A. Markatos
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