ABSTRACT

Mostpeopleinthedocumentationfieldwonderwhywehaveto thinkaboutplanningourdocumentationwhenwehavealltheforms andproceduresinplaceforprocessingourdocumentationandcontrollingit.Thereasonisthatsometimeswehavevariationswhichrequire specificactivitiestotakeplaceasfarasdifferenttypesofdocumentationthatwemayneedtohandleindefiningthenewproductdesign. Forinstance,aspecificcustomermayrequirethatyouusehispart numbersystemandhischangeforms.Howareyougoingtohandle thattypeofactivitywithoutdoingsomeplanningaheadoftime? That'swhatismeantbythetermconfigurationplanning.