Re: documentation plans - allocating time

[John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Eilleen...not all manuals are created the same. Is your manual 100
pages? 5,000 pages?

It is on using a Note-pad like application or are you documenting a
400 server application?

> I am writing a documentation plan and am trying to determine
> roughly how much time to allocate to what task. I have six weeks to
> produce a manual. 
> 
> Could someone share how much time you typically allocate for the
> following tasks-writing an outline, research and writing, sign off
> process, indexing and formatting?
> 


John Posada
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