MC-01-85 GOOD DOCUMENTATION PRACTICES AND PRACTICAL CASE STUDIES

Description:

Documentation is a regular essential feature in all phases of day-to-day activities. Most of the time we do it unknowingly as in many cases it remains concealed as a part of the total assignment. If we analyze successful case studies either of a person or of any event, it is observed that good documentation has played a major role in achieving this success. When we read, we see, we listen, actually what process we undergo? We transfer the information from other field to our memory. This is also documentation, by which we acquire and keep useful information in our memory. It is also the tool, which governs the entire system/proceedings and provides guidance to over come the unexpected hold ups during any process. Here is a unique example, which indicates how important is the documentation to human beings. We often talk about intelligence. What is intelligence? It is the capacity to manage a situation favorably and amicably. This quality person doesn’t posses at birth. During the various stages of any life cycle the information received is documented systematically in memory and retrieval of right information at the right moment for application purpose, is key feature of intelligence. This skill obviously needs good documentation practices. From this, it is evident that good documentation doesn’t mean the possession of information; it means storage of information in a systematic manner, understanding the significance and application of the same by timely retrieval.