Project Management

 

Overview

Competent project management for documentation yields successful projects. When publications are carefully planned and properly managed, they add value. They help customers understand and use a product or perform a process more effectively and help transfer knowledge to user audiences. 

 

Elements of Product Management for documentation

According to leading authority, JoAnn Hackos1 the 5 phases of project management for document development are:

·        Information Planning

·        Content Specification

·        Implementation

·        Production

·        Evaluation

 

 

How I Can Help

I can analyze your business needs and devise an information plan and a project plan that address the five elements listed above.  I can then work with your staff to monitor the project to ensure its successful completion within time and budget restraints.

 

My Qualifications

I have managed large documentation projects, including online help development, user manual development, instructional materials development, final report preparations, and small Web site development for a private manufacturing company, a university research lab, and a local nonprofit organization.

 

More Information

1Hackos, JoAnn T. Managing Your Documentation Projects. John Wiley & Sons. 1994.  620 pp.