So it’s midway through week 2 and the fun continues. I came to peace years ago that I have a very solitary job as a technical writer. Even when working on teams, I work as an individual contributor. I’ve even had long term writing clients to whom I’ve never spoken with over the phone much… Continue reading It’s hump day: Coronavirus edition
Tag: Collaboration
5 things I believe about enterprise collaboration
Photo by Kaleidico on Unsplash I follow enterprise collaboration both as a long time technical writer in the IT industry and as somebody who has written about collaboration platforms over the years for online publications. It can be too easy to wreck collaboration in my mind. I’ve seen it many times happen during my career, giving… Continue reading 5 things I believe about enterprise collaboration
Integrating Trello with Confluence Cloud
Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash I’m a big fan of Atlassian Trello for managing editorial projects so I was happy to find that Trello integration is now available for Microsoft Teams. These two applications are an ideal match — both popular with end users — plus making Trello available from inside Teams is another way to enable project teams to… Continue reading Integrating Trello with Confluence Cloud
5 types of people you interview as a technical writer
Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash Long ago I came to see people as the greater challenge to my work as a technical writer more so than the technology I was writing about. It’s not that I don’t like people. I just came to see people in technology organizations Here are the five types of people you… Continue reading 5 types of people you interview as a technical writer
The curse some non-technical people place on themselves unnecessarily
Photo by Natalie Jeffcott on Unsplash As a technical writer, I straddle two worlds. In one world, I have to collaborate with brilliant solution architects, programmers, and engineers. In the other world, I have to work with marketing, designers, and trainers. Straddling that line so much I’ve heard “Well they’re not technical” whispered more than once… Continue reading The curse some non-technical people place on themselves unnecessarily
Dropbox Paper and the art of the project plan template
I’ve been a fan of Dropbox Paper and minimalist word processors for a while now. In fact, I use Dropbox Paper for many of my personal writing projects. Recently, the Paper team added a Project Plan as a document option. Dropbox Paper excels at taking a minimalist word processor that’s ideal for non-writers. For example,… Continue reading Dropbox Paper and the art of the project plan template
7 signs you are losing at enterprise collaboration
Image by geralt via Pixalbay I’ve come into more than one technical writing engagement only to found the organization was losing or had already lost at enterprise collaboration. As a technical writer, I’ve always had a vested interest in collaborative cultures and platforms. They help me version, publish, and secure my work which has often consisted… Continue reading 7 signs you are losing at enterprise collaboration
