Convince the management: Investment in technical documentation

  • Presentation
  • Business Value of TC
  • 03. April
  • 14:00 - 14:40 PM (CEST)
  • 12:00 - 12:40 PM (UTC) | 08:00 - 08:40 AM (EDT)
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  • Lars Kothes

    • kothes GmbH

Contents

For many, technical documentation is still a necessary evil. Manufacturers need instructions because this is required by law and they want to protect themselves against liability claims.

But technichal documentation can be much more than boring user manuals. After all, the core competence of the technical writing team is the management of information. We don't lack ideas, but we often lack budgets and the ability to implement them. We should change that!

I asked 5 people who have successfully received a decent budget from their management. This has resulted in patterns that can also help you.

Takeaways

The presentation shows how managers think. On this basis, a story is developed in which the management is convinced of good ideas for TechDok.

Prior knowledge

No special prior knowledge is required

Speaker

Lars Kothes

  • kothes GmbH
Biography

Nach dem Maschinenbaustudium arbeitete Lars Kothes 4 Jahre bei einem Dienstleister für Technische Dokumentation. Im Dezember 2003 gründete er kothes. Neben seinen Leitungsaufgaben als Geschäftsführer treibt er Innovationen voran, entwirft Smart-Information-Konzepte und berät Kunden.