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Re: So nobody else has heard of UI-driven system documentation either?
Subject:Re: So nobody else has heard of UI-driven system documentation either? From:Amanda_Abelove -at- toyota -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 8 Mar 2005 10:37:25 -0800
Precisely... I am creating a handoff kit for developers on a
to-be-designed system that needs to interface with our system and feed it
data.
Sigh...
I'm writing your blurb on a post-it and hiding it in my hand for my next
meeting, lol.
> Maybe the user doesn't care about the other 95%. If this was a
> developer's document, then the 95% matters. However, if you are
> creating a user manual, all I care about is what impacts me.
>
>
> --- Amanda_Abelove -at- toyota -dot- com wrote:
> >
> > The only problem is that the part of our system that the user
> > actually sees is just the tip of the iceberg. This has had 4.5
> > years to build, develop and grow since it's last release...
> > The user works with about 5% of the system... 95% of the
> > activity is behind the scenes.
> >
> > What do I do?
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