RE: Avoiding documentation bottlenecks while maintaining quality

[Beth Agnew <Beth -dot- Agnew -at- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca>]

I tell my students that we all used to have signs above our desks reading:
Good
Cheap
On Time

Pick two.

...but that the "two" has now been crossed out and scrawled over with "one"
due to the fast pace of the industry and our often-limited resources. Works
for marketing as well as technical writing.

As much as people hate the word "process", if you have a decent process, and
manage it correctly, you can get quality, on time and on budget.
--Beth 

Beth Agnew
Professor, Technical Communication
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
416-491-5050 x3133

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Subject: RE: Avoiding documentation bottlenecks while maintaining quality

Chris Borokowski wrote:

I'm going to call my local tattoo shop and see if they can fit it on a
shoulder. With luck, I won't pass out cold when I see the needle.

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For the sake of brevity (and pain levels), here's the edited version:

	Speed
	Quality
	Price

	Choose two.

Dori Green



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