Archive for December, 2006

Single Sourcing in an FDA-regulated environment

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

by Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler, Inc., http://www.thecontentwrangler.com

Note: Scott posted this information on the Single Sourcing SIG email list in September, 2006 in response to a question about content management systems appropriate for pharmaceutical and medical device companies. It appears here by permission.

Content management requirements in life sciences are not anything like requirements for the average technical communication project. The life sciences company’s risk tolerance, current content life cycle processes, and much more determine the appropriate approach and control. (more…)

Membership report November 2006

Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

Please welcome the 45 new members who are listed as joining the QPI SIG in November. We wish the 46 members shown as departing well. The QPI SIG now has 1023 members.

Quality assurance a top ten skill

Friday, December 1st, 2006

WritersUA has published its 2006 Skills and Technologies Survey results. For the first time, quality assurance is in the top ten skills.