Archive for January, 2010

  • Boilerplates Can Make Writing Proposals a Breeze

    Jan 14, 10 • proposal writingNo Comments
    Boilerplates Can Make Writing Proposals a Breeze

    After writing a few proposals, you will eventually figure out that it’s easier if you recycle bits and pieces, so that you can reuse them in upcoming ones. It will help your proposal writing efforts to be easier and faster than having to rewrite the same information over and over again. This can be helped ...

  • 15 Areas to Think About When Writing Non-Functional Requirements

    15 Areas to Think About When Writing Non-Functional Requirements

    Non-functional requirements should be defined when you are also creating and writing functional requirements. These are requirements that detail the constraints and quality standards that the system you are building should adhere to. You can find out what these non-functional requirements should be by your experience, interviews, and industry standards. Also, you can use functional ...

  • Ten Things I Learned After Being a Judge That Can Improve Your Writing

    Jan 12, 10 • tipsNo Comments
    Ten Things I Learned After Being a Judge That Can Improve Your Writing

    I wrote back in December that I was chosen to be a judge for the 2009-2010 STC Technical Communication Competition. It’s a competition where different organizations and government agencies submit their best work to be judged. There are three different awards: Distinguished, Excellence, and Merit. The pieces of work awarded “Distinguished” usually go on to ...