Use the DEPAA heuristic as a tool for analyzing a technical communication project that you have worked on. Think about not just the document itself, but the entire project that led to the creation of the document (or documents). Begin by describing a complex technical communication project you have worked on-one that involves working for a client, producing multiple documents over a relatively long period of time (weeks or months), and some collaboration with others.

First, identify the stages of the project, and its distinct deliverables.

Analyze your experience using the DEPAA model as heuristic. How does applying the heuristic generate different views of the projectfrom its starting point to its final outcome? How does the DEPAA heuristic provide helpful prompts for thinking about the project and understanding its distinct phases, documents, and, possibly, problems?

Are there important aspects of the project that the DEPAA heuristic doesn't bring up or emphasize?