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Subject:Re: Can someone learn to be detail-oriented? From:Janet Valade <janetv -at- SYSTECH -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 18 Aug 1999 11:55:30 -0700
<<They are so directed toward making the perfect
> document that instead of getting the information into
> someone's hands where it is of the most use and
> getting on to the next document, they agonize over the
> one document where nobody can use it and never get to
> the next project.>>
>
In engineering, the saying goes:
It's time to shoot the engineer so we can release the product.
Janet
Janet Valade
Technical Writer
Systech Corporation, San Diego, CA mailto:janetv -at- systech -dot- com
