Managing Writers: A Real World Guide To Managing Technical Documentation

Managing Writers is a practical guide to managing documentation projects in the real world. It is informal, but concise, using examples from the author‘s experience working with and managing technical writers. It looks beyond big project, big team methodologies to the issues faced by smaller, less well–funded projects. Managing Writers is for technical writers, both freelancers and employees, documentation managers, and managers in other disciplines who are responsible for documentation; anyone who may need to manage, full or part–time, a documentation project.

From the back cover:

Managing Writers is a practical guide to managing technical documentation projects in the real world. If you are a technical writer managing his or her own work, a manager in another discipline who is responsible for technical documentation, or are interested in what it means to be a documentation manager, this book is for you.

Managing People: How to hire, motivate, manage change, and evaluate performance.

Managing Projects: How to increase your team‘s influence, manage schedules more effectively, balance multiple projects, and collaborate with the rest of the product development team.

Managing Technology: How to decide what technology you need, what you do not need, how to acquire what you need, how to avoid common pitfalls, and how to stay ahead of the technology curve. (added by author)

About the Author:

Richard L. Hamilton is principal consultant with R.L. Hamilton & Associates, specializing in documentation management and the application of XML technology to technical documentation. He has managed teams at AT&T, Novell, and Hewlett–Packard.