I posted the following as a reply to several comments on an old (I’m talking 2008) article titled “The Role of the Analyst in Agile Projects.” It’s nearly 3 AM, so I’m headed off to sleep but I wanted to include my response here because although the conversation might be aged, the context is not. [...]
Technical writing as a role doesn’t really fit well within an agile development setting. However, that doesn’t mean that technical writers should throw in the towel. Technical writers can learn from their business analyst colleagues some important skills to help them stay relevant in today’s modern development organizations.