Shift in job profile, please suggest?

[Geoff Hart <ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca>]

Abhijit Sinha wondered: <<I had been working as a Technical Writer for 
the last four years and have received an offer to work as Process 
Architect/Process Engineer. I do not know much about the job profile of 
Process Architect and its roles and responsibilities.>>

Neither do we, as it happens. These kinds of job titles vary enormously 
even within a region of a single country; I hate to think how much an 
Indian job description might differ from a North American description 
as a result of both linguistic and cultural differences.

Can you provide details? If not, you need to find out those details 
yourself. Odds are good that once you know the details, you can answer 
the question yourself without our help. You're the only one who knows 
whether you can do the work and enjoy doing the work.

That begin said: <<1.   What are similarities (if any) between 
Technical Writer and Process Architect?>>

If I'm guessing right, a process architect designs processes so that 
they're both efficient to use (for the user) and efficient to create 
and maintain (for the programmer). The former part is what technical 
writers do best: understanding how users see a task, and recommending a 
process that supports the performance of those tasks. (That's how we 
create task-based documentation.) The latter part requires either 
knowledge of programming or the ability to work with the programmers to 
come up with a solution that _they_ can live with. Most of us are 
pretty good at the latter skill too.

<<4. Should I take up the offer with a hike of about 27% and 40% of the 
salary component being a part of the annualised pay or retiral 
package.>>

Only you can answer that question. If the job will be something you 
look forward to each day, and the nature of the salary increase 
satisfies you, or if this step offers you a chance to further desirable 
promotions that you want to try for, then by all means investigate it 
more closely.

--Geoff Hart   ghart -at- videotron -dot- ca
(try geoffhart -at- mac -dot- com if you don't get a reply)


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