Archive for August, 2008
Why Is There Such Reluctance to Improve Review Practices?
On this blog we made several postings over the past months concerning challenges with review practices and some solutions to remedy these problems. The discussions posted here mirror the discussions I have with clients that have brought M/C in to their organizations to address review practices. The normal approach we take to these client presentations is to [...]
Who Are We Writing For Anyhow?
A common rule applied in many forms of technical writing is: “before a writer starts to write, he/she should think about who they are writing for.” That is, design your work to satisfy the needs of your audience. A rule we find to be well-justified and one that should be “common knowledge.” Unfortunately, we find [...]