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Re: Estimation of the number of pages to be written per day
Subject:Re: Estimation of the number of pages to be written per day From:TechComm Dood <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 22 Dec 2004 21:37:05 -0500
> 1. How do you estimate the optimum number of pages
> that a technical writer may write per day with all
> information available using MS Word, RoboHelp, and
> Framemaker so as to generate minimum re-work after
> review?
Um, what? Word, RoboHelp, and FrameMaker?
You don't estimate # of pages per day (well, at least I don't). Some
days I can pound out 50 or so pages, and other days I barely get
through one. "All information available"? I find that hard to believe.
;-)
> 2. Can u please let me know if there are any
> standards, methods, links that provides u such
> standard measurements or estimations to plan work for
> your team?
JoAnn Hackos has a book you should buy and read: "Managing your
Documentation Projects"
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