Uncooperative SMEs

[tgr -at- lanminds -dot- com]

Comrades,

At my company, which shall remain nameless, there is almost no buy-in from 
department heads on the issue of SME cooperation. In fact, tech writers are 
expected to be seen but not heard from as much as possible. Everyone is too 
busy covering their ass to spend time with tech writers or review 
documentation.

Any success dealing with SMEs must come on the basis of personal 
initiative, ingenuity, charm, back-scratching and arm-twisting. Does anyone 
else out there in tech writer land deal with a similar environment? If so, 
how do you stay productive, get the information you need, get reviews done 
in a timely fashion, and so forth? Would love to hear your suggestions.

- t



I'm always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every 
morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life.

- Miles Davis, jazz musician 


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