• DocumentCode
    2315450
  • Title

    Putting service and support documentation online-avoiding the perils and pitfalls: why introduce customer research in developing a documentation strategy?

  • Author

    Siemers, Linda

  • Author_Institution
    Compaq Comput. Corp., Houston, TX, USA
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    28 Sep-1 Oct 1994
  • Firstpage
    466
  • Lastpage
    467
  • Abstract
    Customer satisfaction with information and products should be central to those who design products and deliver service. However, many organizations are reluctant to research their customers´ needs before introducing new products and information. In 1993, Compaq Computer Corporation decided to undertake a major program to identify customer requirements with online documentation and the electronic delivery of information
  • Keywords
    Compaq computers; DP industry; human factors; information services; system documentation; technical support services; Compaq Computer Corporation; customer needs; customer requirements; customer research; customer satisfaction; documentation strategy; electronic information delivery; online documentation; support documentation online; Assembly; Books; Communication cables; Costs; Customer satisfaction; Documentation; File servers; Internet; Manuals; Product design;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Professional Communication Conference, 1994. IPCC '94 Proceedings. Scaling New Heights in Technical Communication., International
  • Conference_Location
    Banff, Alta.
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-1936-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCC.1994.347480
  • Filename
    347480