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Structured for Success: The Ins and Outs of Implementing DITA and Structured Authoring

  • Fachvortrag
  • Content-Strategie & Informationsarchitektur
  • 05. November
  • 15:00 - 15:45 PM (MEZ)
  • C6.2
  • beendet
  • Folien
  •  Dipo Ajose-Coker

    Dipo Ajose-Coker

    • MadCap Software

Inhalt

A comprehensive guide to understanding and adopting structured authoring and DITA within your organization, highlighting the benefits such as improved content reuse, consistency, and efficient multichannel publishing.
Implementing DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) and structured authoring represents a strategic move towards more efficient and effective content management. This session will provide a comprehensive overview of the structured authoring process, focusing on the adoption of DITA—an XML-based standard for designing, writing, managing, and publishing content. We'll discuss the key benefits of this approach, such as enhanced content reuse, improved consistency across documentation, and streamlined localization processes. Attendees will gain insights into the best practices for implementing DITA and structured authoring within their organizations, including tool selection, team training, and workflow design, to achieve greater content agility and operational efficiency.

Das lernen Sie

  • The basics and benefits of structured authoring and DITA.
  • Key considerations for implementing structured authoring and DITA
  • Best practices for tool selection, team training, and workflow
  • Strategies for overcoming common challenges

Vorkenntnisse

No real prior knowledge required. This session will give writing professionals an explanation of the core concepts, and reinforce more experienced writers' prior knowledge

Referent:in

 Dipo Ajose-Coker

Dipo Ajose-Coker

  • MadCap Software
Biografie

After moving to France in 2005, Dipo earned an MA in Multilingual and Multimedia Document Conception from the Université Paris Cité. For the past 18 years, he has combined his language and IT skills, working as a DITA expert, technical writer, editor, and proof-reader in Fintech and MedTech. In 2021, Dipo transitioned to Content Creation and Marketing. As a vital intermediary, he bridges the gap between developers and end users, representing both perspectives.