DITA training
- Standard
- Basic (2 days)
- Advanced (3 days, or an additional day in conjunction with basic training)
- DITA Open Toolkit (2 days)
- Can be customized for a specific company, using sample files and examples that resonate for their authors
- Can be taught using either oXygen or XMetal Author
- Can be taught using a CCM system, if available
Information architecture: Content
- Requirements analysis
- Content model development
- Reuse strategy
- Metadata strategy
- Indexing
- Keywords
- Taxonomy and classification
- Navigation guidelines
- Linking guidelines
- Tagging guidelines
- Coaching and mentoring for information architects
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Information architecture: Technical
- Develop document-type shells
- Develop specializations and constraints
- Develop DITA-OT plug-ins
- Prototype document styles and simple transformations
- Gather requirements for complex transformations and style sheets
Sample DITA sets
- Create sample sets of documents to test content model, authoring tools, CCM systems, and style sheets
- Ensure that the sample sets utilize the DITA elements and architectural features that are needed
Making the authoring process user-friendly
- Develop strategic plans for involving authoring teams in DITA implementation plans
- Develop company-specific training for the content environment: Authoring tool, CCM system, publishing, etc.
- Develop style sheets to improve authors’ experience in an XML editor
- Develop implementation-specific documentation concerning content model and best practices
- Develop requirements for enhancements to the authoring environment