The IET’s “Engineering & Technology” magazine always contains articles that catch my attention. In the current issue, it includes a piece on Baroness Professor Susan Greenfield’s research on how the “working on screen culture” will change the way our brains think. She argues this is because “our standards of satisfaction and fulfillment may be different”…. Read more »
Category: Technical Authors
The ROI of documentation and support
In two conversations this week, the issue of “how do you measure the value of documentation?” has come up. The benefits of user documentation (reduced support calls, increase in the perceived value of the product, happier customers, better customer retention, increase product usage etc) can be identified, but it can be hard to measure them… Read more »
The secrets of effective technical authors
In early 2007, Cherryleaf carried out a survey to find out the challenges technical authors face. We looked at satisfaction levels, the status of authors and what was holding them back, if anything. We also looked at other research on what makes a good writer. We received nearly 500 responses, and we presented our conclusions… Read more »
What is the value of user documentation?
One of the biggest challenges for technical authors is to demonstrate and assess the value of the work they do. This is is also true in some other professions as well, such as those in design. I came across an article by Suzan Boztepe on what exactly constitutes user value and how design can contribute… Read more »
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