--- Courtney Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is anyone aware of a formula for how many words/pages a Tech > Writer can produce in a given period of time? I am being asked to > take on additional manuals and upper management wants some numbers > to justify additional head count that will be needed. I can > probably come up with an estimate based on what we produce today, > but I was wondering if some kind of standard already exists.
Courtney...think about it. There are so many factors that determine how much a writer can write, that I couldn't even begin to figure our how to quantify it. Off the top of my head: Level of experience Quality of the effort Level of SME support Writing environment Subject complexity Familiarity of the subject Definition of "Produce" (first draft? Packaged book?) Any one of these factors can affect to a factor of 2 or 3 just on their own. Besides...would my formula determine how quickly you work? If just because my formula said you should be producing 20% more...would it make it so? John Posada Senior Technical Writer "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is." _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
