Asking for help in designing a new document

[Stuart Burnfield]

A good way to simplify your task is to briefly state your assumptions 
about the sort of person you're writing for. For example, are you 
assuming that the reader will be a DBA? How much experience? UNIX 
background? System admin experience? Oracle experience?

This will help you to document in an even way (not over-explaining in 
one topic and over-assuming in another).

For example, you might state that your run book assumes DBA experience, 
preferably with Oracle, and basic UNIX sysadmin experience. If the 
apre-bus DBA happens to lack experience in one of these areas, at least 
you're giving them a head start on the sort of knowledge they need to 
brush up on so that they can get the most out of the run book.

Good luck.

Stuart