Cherryleaf’s Ginny Critcher has been interviewed by PC Pro Magazine about the role of the Technical Author today. Ginny has extensive project management skills and has considerable experience using the main technical authoring tools. She is fluent in Spanish, has an MSc (in Information Systems), a BA (in Spanish Studies) and an RSA TEFL (teaching English… Read more »
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Writing as a career in IT
Here are the slides from our presentation to Year 10 children at The Matthew Arnold School in Staines-upon-Thames on writing as a career in IT. We looked at the different writing postions in companies, such as Apple, and then looked at the role of the Technical Author/Writer. The class had to write an instruction manual… Read more »
Do you need a Documentation Manager when Technical Authors are embedded into Agile project teams?
Earlier this week, I was asked my opinion on whether a Documentation Manager was needed when the individual Technical Authors are embedded into Agile project teams. My response was that a Documentation Manager mainly provides people management, project management, process management and content management. If a Technical Author is a member of a software project… Read more »
Testpartners are looking for expert software testers (permanent or contract)
Our friends, Testpartners Ltd are looking for exceptional applicants for a couple of test positions. Suitable applicants are likely to have degree-level education, supervisory or managerial experience and at least 5 years experience of exploratory and automated testing of web-based applications. The work will be done in their office in Central London. The job description is at http://www.testpartners.co.uk/exploratory_tester_2.htm
New – Technical Writer induction course
Yesterday, we launched our online Technical Writer induction course. This online course covers the technical documentation process and the skills you need in order to be a successful Technical Writer or Technical Author. Created by the authors of the popular “How to Write Instructions” book, this 14 module course explains the technical communicator’s role in… Read more »