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Subject:Re: Estimating Hours/Page From:Romay Jean Sitze <rositze -at- NMSU -dot- EDU> Date:Sat, 4 Feb 1995 14:15:01 -0700
Remember that the 5 hours includes a lot more than just drafting the page.
You have to figure in time to plan, obtain feedback, and many other
aspects of the writing process as well.
On Fri, 3 Feb 1995, Win Day wrote:
> The manual will be around 230 pages including index. JoAnn Hackos, in her
> recent book "Managing Your Documentation Projects", recommends using
> about 5 hours per page. That seems really high to me.
RoMay Sitze, rositze -at- nmsu -dot- edu
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