โ๐ Reading through a job description for a Document Controller recently and alarm bells were ringing! ๐ โ
Unfortunately there still seems to be a misconception about the role of Document Control. ๐
In a project environment Document Controllers exist to ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ and ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น documents. A Document Controller ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ be acting as an administrator or modifying documents.
Through modifying or correcting the mistakes of others we are taking away from the regulating function. How will anyone ever learn if we are to correct the mistakesโ How can we regulate or control information if there is a lack of accountability and ownershipโ
Document Control is a ๐ interface in a project environment and when done well, it will add significant value to your project ensuring ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฒ๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ and ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ within your project.