>>MATT TODD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>[snip] >> >>So tell me...why structure documentation? I don't know enough >>to answer that question, and neither do my bosses. What's so >>great about it? >>What capabilities does it offer that demand its use? Right now, >>I'm just doing what I'm told, but it's always nice to found >>actions on solid reason.
1) It's the only way you can manage large amounts of content in a CMS. Picture having 10,000 pieces of content being shared amoung 20 writers throughout five different writing locations, and you want to modify one of the pieces. Who else is using it? Who will it affect? 2) Take that same amount of content. Before you start writing something from scratch, wouldn't it be nicer (and quicker, and cheaper) to select a piece already written and drop it into your document? It's already been reviewed and it's accurate. 3) You receive notification that your product line is now being sold in another country and it has to be localized. Would it make a difference in the speed and cost if you knew that 40% of the content is shared amoung multiple documents and 40% of the content only has to be localized once rather that four times because it is used in four documents? You say nothing about your business, your document volume, nor your writing process. Are you a single writer at a single location? Don't do it...it brings nothing to your table that isn't superceded by the thousands of dollars it will cost you to convert. OTOH...multiple writers in multiple locations? Maybe. One of the main criteria? You must be writing according to a defined process and want to repeat the process over and over, not writing depending on what you feel like doing at any point in time. Don't get me wrong...the later description in the above paragraph is not bad...it's just different than the former. John Posada Senior Technical Writer "I think the problem, to be quite honest with you, is that you've never actually known what the question is." _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
