TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Re: ratio of tech writers to developers at your company?
Subject:Re: ratio of tech writers to developers at your company? From:"Sanchita Mukhopadhay -Web Spiders" <sanchita -dot- mukhopadhay -at- webspiders -dot- com> To:"Tom Johnson" <thj -at- tampabay -dot- rr -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Sat, 18 Feb 2006 09:31:40 +0530
Developer-to-Tech-Writer ratio: 24 developers to 1 tech writer
Sanchita Mukhopadhyay Technical Writer Web Spiders (India) Pvt. Ltd. 51B,
Justice Chandra Madhav Road Calcutta 700 020. India Phone: 91.33.2474.3581
to 85 Fax: 91.33.2474.3500 http://www.webspiders.com/ (ISO 9001:2000 and IC
9700 Certified. Microsoft Gold Certified Partner) Calcutta (India),
Birmingham (UK), Toronto (Canada), San Francisco
(USA) ----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------- Disclaimer: The opinions expressed within this message are those
of the author and not necessarily those of the firm The information
contained in this message is intended only for the recipient, may be
privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of
this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent
responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, please be
aware that any dissemination or copying of this communication is strictly
prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please
immediately notify us by replying to the message and deleting it from your
computer or any other
device. --------------------------------------------------------------------
------------
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Johnson" <thj -at- tampabay -dot- rr -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 7:48 AM
Subject: ratio of tech writers to developers at your company?
> We are gathering statistics about the ratio of technical writers to
software
> developers. Could you please share any information you have on the number
of
> tech writers your company has versus the number of developers? We'd also
> appreciate it if you could let us know your primary industry, such as
> financial, medical, etc.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom H. Johnson
>
>
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word features support for every major Help
> format plus PDF, HTML and more. Flexible, precise, and efficient content
> delivery. Try it today!. http://www.webworks.com/techwr-l
>
> Doc-To-Help includes a one-click RoboHelp project converter. It's that
easy. Watch the demo at http://www.componentone.com/TECHWRL/DocToHelp2005
>
> ---
> You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as
sanchita -dot- mukhopadhay -at- webspiders -dot- com -dot-
>
> To unsubscribe send a blank email to
> techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/sanchita.mukhopadhay%40we
bspiders.com
>
> To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>
> Send administrative questions to lisa -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit
>http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
>
>
WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word features support for every major Help
format plus PDF, HTML and more. Flexible, precise, and efficient content
delivery. Try it today!. http://www.webworks.com/techwr-l
