And if that fails and it becomes clear that your company's attitude about documentation really is that it's just an incidental to their "real product," make sure your resume is up to date and look around. Seriously, not kidding.
GeneK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Swallow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Yes. You get the project leadership together immediately to meet on > it, scope the effort, weigh the impact, and deliver a response in the > form of options. Usually these boil down to "push release back X > weeks", "drop X in favor of Y", "not entertain Y as it wasn't part of > initial scope", or "throw more people at it". > > These situations are not ideal, but the above is only a reaction to > the immediate situation. You ALSO need to impress upon wherever the > requirement came from that ALL requirements need to be delivered up > front, and that late news such as this will only result in more late > decisions that will jeopardize the quality of the release. ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of "TECHCOMMPROS" to get a discount rate of $200 off the $800 price if you register before close of business January 15, 2007. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
