Project Management is often part of a technical editor's responsibliity because frequently they inherit the role of coordinating projects. Demonstrated communication skills and credibility are important, as are personal skills such as the ablity to deal with ambiguity, set goals, act decisively, maintain composure, and remain focused on results. This Visio Diagram depicts the interrelated documents that I was charged with updated and rewriting during my internship at MSDN publishing. I gathered information for updating process descriptions from many different subject matter experts, analyzed it, and rewrote the process descriptions. a complex project I managed at my MSDN internship. Different content was analyzed and updated by several different coworkers, and I gathered it all, asked further questions when necessary, and substantively edited every word. When going over details with owners of the content, and then organizing them into a structured, revealing display, I was serving the audience by clarifying complex processes.

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A Project Manager may be the only member of the team always focused on synchronizing parts to produce results that are crucial to the company as a whole. In this sample, which is part of a documentation project that I led, gathering and organizing complex instructions so that the process is more clear to the intended audience is the goal. Skills used: Analyzing and structuring content Revealing structure with well-written headings Researching content with subject matter experts

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