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Re: Documentation estimates

Subject: Re: Documentation estimates
From: "CapDev Communications" <capdev -dot- communications -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:40:10 -0800

Whew! I am glad that people reread my post to understand that the metrics I
presented were for technical EDITING, not WRITING.

So many times I am asked to give an estimate of how long a project will take
and then to justify the basis for my estimate. I suspect that others are
asked the same question. By sharing our collective experiences, we can
respond accordingly.

Having a range of metrics on a single discussion thread might help the
person who is searching the archives for this kind of information.

Many thanks,
Pat


On 12/13/06, Dori Green <dgreen -at- associatedbrands -dot- com> wrote:


I also mis-read the original post! (early morning and
bifocals) Apologies
also!

For basic tech editing and formatting, 7-10 pages per hour should be a
good
estimate. Depends somewhat on the quality of the input -- lots of rewrite
moves the task from editing back into writing.

Dori Green
Technical Writer, QMS Project
Associated Brands, Inc.
Medina, NY Facility


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References:
RE: Documentation estimates: From: Robotti, Anne \(Carlin\)
RE: Documentation estimates: From: Dori Green

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