Category Archives: Product Management

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When the Tech Writing Group Becomes a Parking Lot

I’ve long been critical of the technical writing profession on this blog and in some of my other writing. It’s not because I hate technical writing – I do love it – rather it’s because I’ve seen some critical missteps from both the technical writing profession and those that hire them. After all, I am a technical writer so I do question.

One of the worst things an organization can do to self sabotage their technical documentation efforts is to make their technical writing group a parking lot or dumping ground for employees that other group’s don’t want. This can lead to a number of issues that can eventually have a ripple effect across an entire project:

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Kelly’s Laws of Non-Disclosure Agreements

I’ve recently had cause to rethink of the whole concept of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and I am finding the whole concept has been prostituted by tech companies (prompted by their attorneys) because they are way too insecure of their intellectual property (or lack thereof).

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2009 Professional Resolutions

I am walking into 2009 after a
pretty major career change including reentering full-time employment
after a long time on my own as a consultant, contractor, and freelancer.

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OneNote 2007 Rejoins my Professional Workflow

I've always been a fan of Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 and moving into my new role as a director of product management meant I had to collect new ideas and organize projects to a scale I never had to as a writer. OneNote 2007 is now a central collection point for my ideas and questions as they relate to new product management processes, initiatives, and product offerings.

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