Will Kelly’s Technical Writing Process
     Outline/                Write First             Editorial/             Customer                  Final
    Planning/                  Draft                 Technical                Final                 Publishing
    Research                                          Review                 Review/                 of Doc
                                                                            Approval

•    Create outline      •    Write first        •    Opportunity       •    Customer           •    Final
     and/or                   draft of                for writer,            review of               document is
     documentation            document                SME, and               document                delivered in
     plan                •    Continue                customer          •    Any final               agreed upon
•    Establish                research as             interaction            changes or              format(s)
     project                  needed             •    Editorial              revisions          •    Document
     schedule            •    SME/PM                  review                 required                archived in
•    Establish                interaction             follows           •    Signoff/                version
     technical                as needed               agreed                 approval by             control
     review                                           upon                   customer
     guidelines                                       guidelines &
•    Establish                                        schedule
     access needs



    Process is flexible and may be changed depending on particular customer and project requirements.

The Will Kelly Technical Writing Process

  • 1.
    Will Kelly’s TechnicalWriting Process Outline/ Write First Editorial/ Customer Final Planning/ Draft Technical Final Publishing Research Review Review/ of Doc Approval • Create outline • Write first • Opportunity • Customer • Final and/or draft of for writer, review of document is documentation document SME, and document delivered in plan • Continue customer • Any final agreed upon • Establish research as interaction changes or format(s) project needed • Editorial revisions • Document schedule • SME/PM review required archived in • Establish interaction follows • Signoff/ version technical as needed agreed approval by control review upon customer guidelines guidelines & • Establish schedule access needs Process is flexible and may be changed depending on particular customer and project requirements.