Outsourcing Technical Writing-Does it make business Sense?

CHENNAI, India - April 26, 2013 - PRLog -- The time spent by the technical staffs in terms of content developing, editing, proof reading and coordination can be considerably reduced if the technical writing service is outsourced. As a result, the technical staffs will find more time to concentrate on their core activities in which they have been trained. On the other hand, the cost of outsourced technical writing and editing services is found to be lesser when compared to in-house technical writing services. Further, the cost effectiveness can be achieved if the visibility of the documentation is very high for the key audiences or if there is a necessity for the managers to spend more time on editing the document from the in-house employees or if the in-house employees have only limited skills and training on technical writing. In addition, if the managers get projects in bulk they can outsource technical writing from where they can get the guidance of the experienced as well as domain specific experts which cannot be expected from the inexperienced in-house staffs. Further, outsourcing allows the technical staffs to work round the clock to complete the projects. Even if the managers train their staffs for technical writing, they will leave the company after getting well trained. In this case, the training cost as well as time is a loss for the company. Such situations can be avoided with outsourcing technical writing. Further, outsourcing allows the managers to get exposure to the advanced technologies without investing on software installation and maintenance.