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Message Improvement: How Writers are Making a Difference in Product Quality and Customer Satisfaction  Kyla Cragg Martin Schwirzke Publications Manager Senior Technical Writer [email_address] [email_address]
The Dark Side of Software
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How We Started on the Road to Improvement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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Case Studies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Case Study 1: Camouflage ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Case Study 2: Special Operations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Case Study 3: Stealth Bombers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Case Study 4: Mission Possible ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Case Study 5: The Mess Tent ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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