Re: Being Resourceful

Subject: Re: Being Resourceful
From: "Eric Ray \(Web\)" <ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 19:31:54 -0700 (PDT)


> Andrew Plato wrote:
>
> > Now, I know what your thinking: "if I can't trust the SMEs who can I
> > trust." Yourself. You own the documents and they are your
> > responsibility.
> > You need to make sure the information is correct.

Quoting Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>:

> This is also why the tactic of learning just enough to do the manual
> is
> dangerous. Sometimes, of course, the point at which you enter a
> project
> doesn't leave you enough choice. A safer attitude is to learn from the
> SMEs enough that you become informed on the topic - or, better yet, an
> expert.

And, that attitude--as exemplified by "owning the documents" and
becoming well-informed--represents the cornerstone of an article that I
wrote (in a fit of pique at one too many technical writer whines
about self-inflicted woes) about getting along with developers. See:
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/gettingalongindevelopmentgroups.html

Feel free to comment/discuss on the list.

Eric
ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com

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