Comments on: Tapping into the Resource of Project Documentation http://www.gryphonmountain.net/2009/10/tapping-into-the-resource-of-project-documentation/ Technical Communication and Other Writing Topics, by Ben Minson Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:05:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Margaret http://www.gryphonmountain.net/2009/10/tapping-into-the-resource-of-project-documentation/#comment-401 Margaret Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:44:13 +0000 http://www.gryphonmountain.net/?p=750#comment-401 I've done a lot of short-term single-writer contract projects where the developers were not used to working with a tech writer. I've always tried to get my hands on as much project and product documentaion as possible, so I could review it and get a more complete understanding of the project, the development environment, etc., before I started asking specific questions. I found that when I demonstrated a basic understanding of the project, and that I respected the developers' time and resource limitations, they were more cooperative in providing the answers I needed to complete the documentation I was working on. I’ve done a lot of short-term single-writer contract projects where the developers were not used to working with a tech writer. I’ve always tried to get my hands on as much project and product documentaion as possible, so I could review it and get a more complete understanding of the project, the development environment, etc., before I started asking specific questions. I found that when I demonstrated a basic understanding of the project, and that I respected the developers’ time and resource limitations, they were more cooperative in providing the answers I needed to complete the documentation I was working on.

]]> By: Ben http://www.gryphonmountain.net/2009/10/tapping-into-the-resource-of-project-documentation/#comment-400 Ben Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:53:01 +0000 http://www.gryphonmountain.net/?p=750#comment-400 There it is. I guess I forgot to check it first, and it figures that the time I forget is the time something goes wrong. :) There it is. I guess I forgot to check it first, and it figures that the time I forget is the time something goes wrong. :)

]]> By: Gordon http://www.gryphonmountain.net/2009/10/tapping-into-the-resource-of-project-documentation/#comment-399 Gordon Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:06:41 +0000 http://www.gryphonmountain.net/?p=750#comment-399 OR Get involved in the creation of some of the documents, that way you'll get the knowledge first hand and can be the user advocate in any discussions. P.S. Bit of a glitch in the styling somewhere in this post OR

Get involved in the creation of some of the documents, that way you’ll get the knowledge first hand and can be the user advocate in any discussions.

P.S. Bit of a glitch in the styling somewhere in this post

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