http://www.basexblog.com/2010/02/16/the-document-jungle/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:54:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.basexblog.com/2010/02/16/the-document-jungle/comment-page-1/#comment-13948 8 Tips for Improving the Document Review Process « The Cognidox Blog Mon, 02 May 2011 13:59:32 +0000 http://www.basexblog.com/?p=1297#comment-13948 [...] analysis and research company Basex published a survey this week entitled “The Document Jungle”. It is a survey of the documentation habits of [...] [...] analysis and research company Basex published a survey this week entitled “The Document Jungle”. It is a survey of the documentation habits of [...]

]]> http://www.basexblog.com/2010/02/16/the-document-jungle/comment-page-1/#comment-4992 Paula Gordon Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:18:18 +0000 http://www.basexblog.com/?p=1297#comment-4992 You could do that, or you could send it to a few reviewers at once, then use the "compare documents" function to get all the comments and changes into one document. For the comments to be attributed properly, each reviewer needs a unique identity in his or her software user profile. It might seem like you save time by sending the document to three people at once, but if all three make the same or similar changes, then two of them are wasting their time, and you are spending unnecessary time reviewing the same changes three times. It would be better if you targeted reviewers in stages according to what each one does or knows best (for instance, content, then style, then proofreading). You could do that, or you could send it to a few reviewers at once, then use the “compare documents” function to get all the comments and changes into one document. For the comments to be attributed properly, each reviewer needs a unique identity in his or her software user profile.
It might seem like you save time by sending the document to three people at once, but if all three make the same or similar changes, then two of them are wasting their time, and you are spending unnecessary time reviewing the same changes three times. It would be better if you targeted reviewers in stages according to what each one does or knows best (for instance, content, then style, then proofreading).

]]> http://www.basexblog.com/2010/02/16/the-document-jungle/comment-page-1/#comment-3149 Marsha Egan Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:32:44 +0000 http://www.basexblog.com/?p=1297#comment-3149 Instead of sending a document to multiple reviewers at once, what is the better alternative? To send it to one person, with "track changes" turned on, then request that it be sent to the next in a specified order? Instead of sending a document to multiple reviewers at once, what is the better alternative? To send it to one person, with “track changes” turned on, then request that it be sent to the next in a specified order?

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