| Feedback |
One person drafts the text, submits it to others for comments, and makes revisions based on these comments. |
- Easy to implement: the team does not have to worry about version-control problems.
- Particularly useful for obtaining global comments from several people.
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- The team “puts all of its eggs in one basket” by depending on a single writer.
- Sections of the text written by different authors can sound different.
- Writers can ignore or reject feedback from other group members without discussing it.
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| Direct revision |
One person drafts the text and then hands it off to another team member, who makes revisions directly to the text and then hands it back. |
- Draws on the combined strengths of two or more writers.
- Particularly useful for making final edits as the document nears completion.
- Writers can become upset when other authors change their work.
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- Easy for one writer to work from the wrong version of the document.
- Missed deadlines take on added importance because of the complexity of handing off the text from one author to the next.
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