Collaborative and Individual Writing Processes

Advantages of collaboration:

A team of skilled experts is used who can collaborate, opposed to an individual writer that may have limitations, such as time and research, therefore broadening the knowledge base.

2)     Different opinions and strengths that may raise questions and possibly find an area in the document that needs correcting, and widening the responsibilities.

3)     A team environment will give each individual writer the chance to add their expertise and creativity giving an assessment of its good and bad qualities as a part of the group collaboration with respect to each writer as an individual.

 

Disadvantages of collaboration: 

 When differences come into the team effort one writer may offer an opinion or response which can cause division, and there may be difficulty in drawing conclusions or agreeing.   

2)     When time is a factor, and there is a lack of organization accompanied by unprofessionalism and a lack of appreciation by one or more member(s) of the team, the project may get watered down and the project may be in danger of failure.  

3)     Interpersonal conflicts derived from emotional reactions due to beliefs, and culture or religious backgrounds which disagree with the opinion or work of the other writer(s), and there may be issues when there is a deadline to be met and prolonging the project’s completion.

   

  In what situations might an individual writing process be preferable?

  The individual writing process can be preferable, and sometimes more gratifying and depending on the subject and without the process of other individuals being involved in the project, purity is retained in a more constant form. True, it may be a little more difficult to reach the goal of a deadline, but conveying a less opinionated piece of communication can conducted on a more proficient level with regard to an understanding, such as a project which includes personal experience and knowledge in relation to the intended audience.

 Conclusion:

            Technical writing comes in many forms and formats.  Collaborative efforts with regard to writing involving an educated team of experts can complement a project of difficult subject matter which associates with the audiences of the intent and profanely may have a positive effect on the project, from start to finish. In the same way, working in a group situation can create hardships which can directly damage the project. The individual writing process can be based on the personal value of the writer, or from a professional outlook which the writer may interject less opinionated writing which may give the audience a better understanding. Either type of process, technical writing should be organized as well as approaching the project in a professional manner.

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