Re[2]: How Many Projects Can One Person Handle

[Barbara Ridley <BRidley -at- USCCMAIL -dot- USCC -dot- BMS -dot- COM>]

     Melissa:

     Actually, I was not necessarily rying to make a point.  I was trying
     to give myself some kind of benchmark.  Since I am fairly new to the
     technical writing field, I wanted to know if the amount of projects I
     am trying to juggle is comparable to what other competent writers are
     able to accommodate.  I know this can be a highly individual thing,
     but I was hoping to average the responses.

     The benchmark will give me some kind of idea if I should find better
     and more efficient ways to speed up...not that I won't try to do this
     anyway.  It gives me a goal to work toward and acquire the qualities
     and characteristics that are portrayed in all of the seemingly
     competent writers communicating on this list.

     If there has to be a point, I suppose it is to find out how I'm doing
     and figure out a way to improve.

     Thanks!!

     -- Barb --
     bridley -at- usccmail -dot- bms -dot- com



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Subject: Re: How Many Projects Can One Person Handle
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Date:    1/27/97 9:46 AM


>     I'm wondering how many projects of varying sizes do some of you
feel one person can work on and do an adequate job, not necessarily
prize-winning.  Let's assume that you will work 40 - 50 hours a
week.--Barbara Ridley

For me, it depends on how long I'm given to complete the projects.  If I'm
juggling a dozen medium-sized projects, but I have three years to do them, that
works just fine.

Or am I missing the point?

Melissa Hunter-Kilmer
mhunterk -at- bna -dot- com
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