Case Study: Moving From MS Word to DITA XML and a CCMS

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Amit Siddhartha > Host: Scott Abel

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In the ever-evolving world of technical documentation, the shift from unstructured to structured content creation is pivotal for enhancing efficiency, reusability, and consistency across documents. Join us for an educational webinar featuring Amit Siddhartha, CEO of Metapercept Technology Services and a renowned expert in DITA and technical documentation strategies. During this session, Amit will share a case study that illuminates the transformative journey of a technical documentation team as they transition from relying on Microsoft Word for creating unstructured content to adopting the sophisticated practices of crafting structured and componentized DITA topics wrapped in XML. Expect to learn: * The basics of Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) and its significance in tech docs * Insights into the process of moving from traditional, unstructured content creation methods to a structured DITA framework * Common challenges tech docs shops face during this transition and the strategic solutions employed to overcome them * The benefits of switching to a DITA-based authoring process, including improved content reusability, consistency, and efficiency Can’t make it? Register, and we’ll send you a link you can use to watch a recording when it’s convenient for you. This educational web event is brought to you by The Content Wrangler and is sponsored by Heretto, a powerful component content management system (CCMS) platform to deploy help and API documentation in a single portal designed to delight your customers.
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