Re: Scoping a DocumentationProject??

[Tony Markos <ajmarkos -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Beth:

Scope is not expressed in time; it is expressed in
terms of functionality.  You are referring to time
estimates, a different subject.

Tony Markos

--- Beth Agnew <beth -dot- agnew -at- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca> wrote:

> Sharon is absolutely right. Sometimes the scope is
> "you've got 3 months" 
> to produce and deliver this manual. Sometimes the
> scope becomes what 
> you've been able to do in the time given with the
> resources given. I've 
> had to scope doc projects by saying "if you need it
> by X, and you can 
> only pay Y, then what you're getting is Z".
> 
> Sharon Burton wrote:
> 
> >When you flat rate a project - or really even time
> >and materials one - you don't have the time to do
> this analysis stuff you
> >like so much. 
> >
> -- 
> Beth Agnew
> Professor, Technical Communication
> Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology
> Toronto, ON 416.491.5050 x3133
> http://www.tinyurl.com/83u5u
> 
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