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Subject:Re: Documentation Management books From:Chris Hamilton <chamilton -at- GR -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 23 Jul 1997 07:36:43 -0500
Sorry, I forgot to add that if you want to respond to me and not to the
list, I'll compile a summary when the responses peter out, or just send
it to anyone who is interested.
Chris
Chris Hamilton wrote:
> Good day, everyone.
>
> I'm looking for a book that will help me manage large, multi-person
> documentation projects. Right now, we're developing a large product.
> Managing its documentation hasn't been a problem; I've written it all
> myself. But it's too much for me to do a good job, so we're probably
> hiring someone before the end of the year. We'll be able to split up
> the
> writing, but that creates management issues.
>
> I need a book (or any suggestions from this list's collective wisdom)
> that will reduce my learning curve and give me an idea of what's
> involved with managing a large multiple-person project. Aside from
> style
> guides and convention descriptions, how do you maintain consistency
> among all that's written? How do you make sure that you've covered all
>
> the remifications of a change when the big picture is distributed over
>
> two brains? The answers to these questions are more or less obvious,
> but
> its not the _what_ I'm looking for, it's the _how_. I've never really
> worked on a multiple-writer project before, and soon I might be
> managing
> one. Gulp.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Chris
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