Re: Remember we werer discussing NO and drowned data on the list?

Subject: Re: Remember we werer discussing NO and drowned data on the list?
From: "Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:25:55 -0700


Once again, I don't question the need to create this documentation,
just the assumption that companies will hire *technical writers* to
do it. My experience and observation is that most companies' DR plans, SOX docs, business plans, etc., are produced by their IT, Financial, etc., SMEs as part of their jobs, with minimal or no involvement from technical writers, especially in small businesses.
I will be pleasantly surprised if this doesn't happen again in the NOLA recovery, but I will be surprised nevertheless.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Bosworth" <martinhbosworth -at- gmail -dot- com>

It occurred to me that many companies lost their financial portfolios,
assets, expenditures, etc. from Katrina and Rita alike, and thousands
of individuals lost their financial records as well.

Small businesses getting back on their feet and larger companies would
need tech writers and documentation specialists to cover all of their
procedures, processes, and funding in order to maintain compliance
with SOX, and to present something to the courts in case of
bankruptcy. Remember, the new laws require massive amounts of
financial records, much of which has been lost. People with experience
in financial or business writing (which many tech writers do have)
will be needed to rebuild a company's paper trail.

I might be totally off the reservation on that, but it seems to make sense.



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References:
Re: Remember we werer discussing NO and drowned data on the list?: From: John Posada
Re: Remember we werer discussing NO and drowned data on the list?: From: Gene Kim-Eng
Re: Remember we werer discussing NO and drowned data on the list?: From: Jenise B. Claiborne
Re: Remember we werer discussing NO and drowned data on the list?: From: Gene Kim-Eng
Re: Remember we werer discussing NO and drowned data on the list?: From: Martin Bosworth

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