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I was wondering if anyone on the list had taken the formal Information Mapping course within the last 5 years or so, through the company out of Waltham, Mass.
If so, I'd be very interested in hearing your thoughts about what it did or didn't do for you.
Please feel free to post on-list if you are comfortable doing that, or offlist if not.
The current relevant course, I believe, is "Mastering Policies, Procedures, and Documentation."
Many years ago they taught a course specifically focusing on documentation (I believe Horn himself taught that one in the 80's), but they no longer offer this.
I know "last 5-7 years" doesn't sound like recent. However, the InfoMap folks tell me that the method hasn't changed in 40 years. So a course from 5-7 years ago will still be relevant to whether the material is applicable today.
Thanks very much for your time and consideration on this one.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts and feelings.
Steve
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