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At 04:08 PM 4/21/98 -0400, Suzette Leeming wrote:
>Since the advent of ISO 9000, there is a much closer relationship between
>these two functions. Quality Standards implementation and maintanence very
>much drives documentation efforts. Companies have to literally invest
>megabucks to document absolutely everything before applying ISO
>certification. Having a process to keep documentation current is a major
>part of ISO 9000. A documentation guru's dream!
>
And if ISO 9000 could guarantee that the documentation is any *good*, then
we'd really have something!
--Wayne
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