Below are highlights from a video interview we carried out with Stephen Harvard Davis of Assimilating Talent on the subject of managing people in documentation projects. We discussed managing international teams, amongst other things. Part 1: Part 2:
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Case Study: User Documentation at Red Gate Software
Our latest interview is between Ellis Pratt of Cherryleaf and Rachel Potts of Red Gate Software, concerning user assistance and documentation at Red Gate Software. We discussed working in an Agile environment, providing a single support centre for all user information and how Web Analytics can help improve user documentation. This is the full interview, and… Read more »
Questions to ask a Documentation Manager
We’re starting to conduct a series of interviews with Documentation Managers; our goal is to provide case studies of best practice and innovative ideas. We’ll be publishing edited versions of these interviews on Cherryleaf’s YouTube channel. So: What questions do you think should we ask? What would you like to know from Documentation Managers? Email… Read more »
Where does technical documentation fit into a “Freemium” business model?
This short video by Penny Power explains the Freemium model and how it applies to her business: So where does the Technical Publications department fit into this model? Traditionally, the user documentation has been given away free with a chargeable product. It’s not been chargeable in itself, but people have been required to buy a… Read more »
What’s the point of user documentation, from a marketing perspective?
I was talking to a Documentation Manager earlier in the week, who was telling me she had a new boss – a VP of Marketing. She was having to work for someone who didn’t see the value in user documentation, and she was finding it difficult fighting her corner. The challenge she faces is understanding the… Read more »