General technical writing and documentation

One of the often neglected areas in product development is clear and precise documentation. Extron's principle has been involved in the design and implementation of an ISO9001 quality system in a previous company. The lessons learnt from this are invaluable in clear concise and effective documentation. This is an integral part of the design management of any product development but is often ignored. Only when you need to return to the project some time later reveals the shortage. This becomes even more important when many people work on projects. Consistency in documentation is vital.Good revision control and tracking will prevent old designs going into manufacture in error.