These slides were presented in STC India Aviation Learning Session @ ASTEP in Feb 2020.

1. Entry Opportunities
into SW Technical
Writing

2. About me
 ~19 years experience in Software Technical Writing
 VP of STC India from 2019
 Working at Causeway Technologies (Construction IT) as
Doc Chapter Lead
 Worked in Healthcare and Network Mgmt. domains
earlier

3. Agenda
 Technical Writing Career Paths
 Industries & Scope
 What you Need to Learn
 STC Salary Survey Overview
 Next Step

4. Technical Writing Career Paths

5. 5
Technical Writing Career Path
 Designations vary across companies
 Technical Vs Administration
 Points to Ponder
 Passion
 Mentor
 Wait for the right time
 Be Up-to-date

6. Technical Writing Career Path

7. Industries &
Scope
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Industry Domains & TW
 Banking & Financial
 Networking & Telecom*
 Healthcare
 Aerospace*
 Others (Construction, Electronics*, etc)
* May require graduation or diploma in that area/industry.

9. Industries or Domains that have TWs
 Banking Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)
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10.  Networking & Telecommunications
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Industries or Domains that have TWs

11.  Healthcare and Pharmaceutical
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Industries or Domains that have TWs

12.  Semi-Conductor
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Industries or Domains that have TWs

13. What you need to learn?
 Similar processes as in Aviation
 DDLC in Agile varies
 Ownership
 Publishing
 Most companies adopt Agile Scrum methodology
 Style Guides
 MSTP
 CMS
 Domain knowledge (on job)
 Tools – RoboHelp, FM, Flare or Confluence

14. Next Step
 Get your portfolio ready with samples
 Take Mock Written Tests
 Grammar/Punctuation
 Procedure Writing
 Creative Writing on Technologies
 Update yourself with latest trends
 Attend STC Learning Sessions, Meetups & Conferences
 Learning – Domain Knowledge, SW Writing Best Practices, etc.
 Unlimited Networking

15. STC India Salary Survey
 Networking companies are paymasters
 Avg starting salary from 3.75 lakhs/annum
 Depends on city
 Advisable to stay in a company ~5-6 years to gain knowledge
and get benefits

16. References
 Learning Resources from my Slideshare:
 Flow of Content (Designing various manuals)
 HL7 Overview (Healthcare)
 PACS (Healthcare)
 MSTP
 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/style-guide/welcome/
 Agile Scrum
 SimpliLearn (YouTube)
 Agile Scrum & Technical Writing
 Blogs
 Comparison between Aerospace & Software Technical Writer
 Fitting Technical Writing into Agile Development

17. Contact Me:
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raghuram77/
• Mail ID: pragram@gmail.com
• Twitter: @pragram