Procedure Writing: Principles and Practices

by Valerie Barnes, Douglas Wieringa, Christopher Moore

A reference for the procedure writer, whether these are business procedures, procedures for ISO9000 compliance, plant procedures or safety procedures. It presents the principles that underlie... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0935470689
• ISBN13: 9780935470680
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Battelle Press
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource

This book contains just the right mix of theory and practical "how-to-do-it". Overall, it's an excellent work.

great resource for basic and complicated procedures

I love this book. Packed full of info, it's a great reference. Starts with basic info like planning and testing; writing info like syntax, vocabulary, level of detail. Has lots of good format/style info. Writing complex steps section includes conditional statements, logic tables, flow charts, and more.The writers take their own advice and use simple, direct language that makes it easy to soak in the info.I'm a technical writer for telephony and high-speed network deployment, where details count. I still refer to this when I get stuck on a procedure. A friend borrowed the book to help her write procedures for the corporate mailroom she manages. I had a hard time getting it back from her.

Excellent Reference!

I have spent a good part of my career focused on communicating procedures accurately, and teaching others to write good procedures. Wieringa, et al have produced an exceptional roadmap. I use it; I've encouraged lots of other people to use it. This is outstanding work. I highly recommend it.