Re: Calling all "Lead Writer" or "Information Architects" -- what do you do?

Subject: Re: Calling all "Lead Writer" or "Information Architects" -- what do you do?
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 18:54:57 -0700


kmorgan -at- opsware -dot- com wrote:

I'm interested in how people function as a lead writier or IA. What are
your primary responsibilities? How do you add value to your tech pubs
team?

I'm not leading anyone right now, but I have done so many times in the past. I'm a firm believer that a manager should be doing the work that he or she is managing. That may not always be possible, but being a hands-on type of manager is the only way I know to keep from getting out of touch.

As an aside, let me stress that there are no "Information Architects" on this list - not really. You're only an information architect if you design databases and the like. If you structure technical documentation, you're a writer or possibly an editor.

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Bruce Byfield 604.421.7177
http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield


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