[ Strategic Documents ]

Too many documents are created without purpose, without an ultimate owner, nor a defined lifecycle.  It’s too easy to start writing a document, when possibly it’s not needed, or there’s already a similar one already in existence. 

For any document you think you need to create, establish some associated metadata for the document.  Why does it exist, who would notice if it wasn’t created, and, what happens next to that document.  And it should be very clear who the audience of the document is.

A strategic documentation approach saves time.  Figure out the purpose, role, and lifecycle of that document.