Project and process writing models compared

Team writing based on a project model of writing writing shares several features with longstanding process models of writing instruction.

The project model differs, however, in the purpose of each common feature.

Similar Features	Different Purposes
Feature	Process Model	Project Model
Planning	Planning is scheduling.	Planning is replanning.
Standards	Implicit writing standards for college.	Explicit college, departmental, programmatic standards.
Peer Review	Peer review of writing after prolonged drafting.	Peer review of understanding, daily.
Work	Instructor- or supervisor- organized process by serial phase.	Self-organized team process by cross-functional commitments.
Writing	Writing is rewriting of the whole.	Writing is polishing a part.
Performance	Measure individual (and, optionally, team) performance.	Measure individual, team, and agile process performance.
Assessment	Evaluates written product and individual writer.	Evaluates written product, team productivity, individual performance, relationships, and tools of process.
Learning	Writing to learn.	Supporting transparency to learn.
Productivity	Implicitly measured.	Explicitly measured.

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