IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication Mar 2000

The technical communicator's role in initiating cross-functional teams

T. Marchwinski ; K. Mandziuk

Abstract

Focuses on less formal approaches to implementing cross-functional teams in software development environments. The authors show that technical communicators are ideal candidates for initiating cross-functional approaches in their organizations.

Journal
IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication
Published
2000-03-01
DOI
10.1109/47.826417
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Open Access
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technical communication
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