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  <mainDescription>&lt;p>&#xD;
    Some organizations might engage a Technical Writer to help a development team member review and refine the documentation that&#xD;
    is produced by the team during a Sprint/Iteration in support of delivered features.&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;p>&#xD;
    Because they often are skilled at creating and maintaining technical documentation, Technical Writers help to ensure&#xD;
    consistency and conformance to corporate standards.&#xD;
&lt;/p></mainDescription>
  <skills>&lt;p>&#xD;
    A Technical Writer should possess the following skills:&#xD;
&lt;/p>&#xD;
&lt;ul>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Excellent technical writing ability&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Ability to understand complex technical concepts and to translate them into user-friendly procedures&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Ability to create concise Help Files that are delivered as part of the application&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Ability to obtain technical details from Developers, Testers, and Product Owners and to document those details in a&#xD;
        way that is easily understood by End Users and support personnel&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        Ability to adhere to corporate documentation standards. If those standards don't already exist, this role should be&#xD;
        able to write those standards and communicate them to the development team&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
    &lt;li>&#xD;
        A strong understand of the domain in which the features are being developed&#xD;
    &lt;/li>&#xD;
&lt;/ul></skills>
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