{"id":2764,"date":"2011-03-15T10:23:38","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T10:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cherryleaf.com\/blog\/?p=2764"},"modified":"2011-03-15T10:23:38","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T10:23:38","slug":"software-tester-and-technical-author-should-the-two-roles-ever-be-put-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cherryleaf.com\/2011\/03\/software-tester-and-technical-author-should-the-two-roles-ever-be-put-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Software Tester and Technical Author – should the two roles ever be put together?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve a client looking to recruit a Technical Writer\/Software Tester, which they are having difficulties filling (see
\n #4084 Technical Author\/Software Tester, Surrey, \u00a325K-\u00a335K<\/a>)<\/p>\n

As part of the process of promoting this vacancy, we posed the following questions in a forum on LinkedIn for testers (Software Testing & Quality Assurance) and in a forum for Technical Authors (Technical Writer Forum):<\/p>\n

What do Software Testers feel about hybrid roles – where you’re writing the user documentation and conducting the testing? We’ve a client looking for such a person, which is why I ask.<\/p>\n

What do you feel about hybrid roles – where you’re writing the user documentation and conducting the testing?
\nWe’ve a client looking for such a person, which is why I ask.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There were a lot of responses. \u00a0In general, the Software Testers felt it should be two separate roles, whereas the Technical Authors felt it could work as an information hybrid role. They were more confident they could do both roles than the software testers. There were some concerns, however, over it extending the critical path of projects.<\/p>\n

I suspect the roles are merged more often than people imagine, especially in smaller companies. What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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