Dare I Do DITA Series: Ten Key Steps to Adopting Structured Authoring Processes

Part 1 of the SDL Structured Content Technologies Webinar Series: Dare I Do DITA?

Speakers:  

• Yas Etessam, Lead XML Architect, VMware, Inc.
• Chip Gettinger, VP XML Solutions, SDL Structured Content Technologies

The business benefits of DITA are becoming broadly understood with even senior executives now understanding the strategic and cost benefits of content reuse and DITA, coupled with Component Content Management (CCM).   Many organizations who are looking to go down this path, however, are still confused by the specific steps  and best practices required to move from unstructured to structured authoring using DITA. Common questions that arise include:

• What kind of change management is required in the organization to make this move? For example, how does an organization successfully migrate to DITA while still maintaining current projects?
• What resources are required for planning, adoption and on-going success?
• What critical points should be considered regarding tools, migration, output and human factors?
• Should an organization adopt a Component Content Management (CCM) approach at the same time as migrating to DITA?

This Webinar provides an expert’s view of the 10 Key Steps required to successfully move down the path to DITA. Yas Etessam from VMware and Chip Gettinger from SDL Structured Content Technologies draw on a  wealth of industry experience implementing DITA and structured authoring processes. With a combined thirty years of experience, they discuss the critical success factors and lessons learned for the adoption of structured authoring in DITA including

• Envisioning a DITA solution
• Developing use cases
• Information Architecture
• Specifying output requirements
• Training an organization on DITA
• Deploying a CCM and global authoring solution