Distributed Workgroups Employing Single-Sourcing Techniques Around the Globe
http://www.stc.org/ConfProceed/2003/PDFs/STC50-056.pdf

Kaempf, Charlotte
STC Proceedings
2003

Abstract:

Single sourcing, which is increasingly used at the technical writer's workplace, has now reached the classroom of Technical Communication programs. This paper examines the impact of working on an XML-based single-sourcing solution on a geographically diverse graduate student team whose partners were all singlesourcing novices. It shows that managing communication within the virtual team is superordinate to managing the publication process. The paper discusses best-practice strategies for transient start-up publication teams, which rely solely on online communication, pointing to the differences between teams in the classroom and in business organizations.