Re: What do you do when you don't have anyone with the time to review andedit your docs

[Suzette Leeming <suzette -dot- leeming -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I have a similar problem. I finally refused to release any documentation
that had not been reviewed.

Now the SMEs review my documentation so that it can be released but they
either don't look too closely, or they comment on grammar (shouldn't you
have a comma here?) instead of technical accuracy. BTW, during the review I
ask them to focus on technical accuracy, not grammar.

The difference though is that when my boss comes back to me with a customer
complaint that something doesn't work the way the online help says it does,
my standard response is, "Then why did the SME approve it?" That throws the
ball out of my court.

Every year the reviews get better...

Suzette Leeming
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