Why I Love Writing Documentation

Bankers, especially those who work in risk like me, are frequently writing. Most of the time, we do not write well, even though we have a captive audience—the auditors, model validators, and regulators who make our writing the focus of their exams. Our poorly written materials often fail to meet the standard they expect: that these materials be sufficiently detailed and clear so someone unfamiliar with our operations can understand them.^[1]

Granted, providing detail in su…