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Ask HN: What are good documentation metrics?

2 pointsby ABraidottiover 1 year ago
Hey HN, I&#x27;m looking for some opinions and&#x2F;or experiences with tracking metrics for work other than code.<p>One thing I work on is a security guidelines wiki, which is read by other employees in the company. The wiki records editing metadata, like name and history, and it also tracks visiting usernames and timestamps. I&#x27;ve been asked to set some SMART goals for the year, and I want to include my work on the wiki.<p>My question: what kind of goals can someone set for technical writing like this, and how might one measure how effective this work is?

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warrenmabout 1 year ago
Mere number of visits seems like a bad metric - low-use [ages could still be <i>very</i> valuable