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DITA Metrics Archive
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Interview with Peter Fournier of Samalander Software
Posted on December 7, 2012 | No CommentsWhen I was compiling a list of DITA-supporting software tools recently, I ran across one firm based out of Ottawa in Canada called Samalander (not a typo) that didn’t just... -
DITA-related Software Tools
Posted on November 26, 2012 | 9 CommentsIn addition to DITA-capable Component Content Management Systems (CCMSes) and DITA-optimized XML editors, there are various other tools available to help documentation teams and individual technical writers who are working... -
Webinar: Epson to Talk About 3 Year’s of ROI Data Using DocZone
Posted on November 7, 2012 | 4 CommentsWhen it rains it pours: yesterday I mentioned the free Webinar JoAnn Hackos will be giving where she will mention the results of the latest CIDM survey. Then I got... -
What Size Should a DITA Topic Be?
Posted on August 29, 2012 | 1 CommentWhen I was first investigating how DITA XML was being used by others at conferences in the mid-2000s, one of the questions that always came up at the end of... -
“The Rainmaker, The Cloud and The Downspout” – Keynote Presentation at CMS/DITA North America
Posted on April 23, 2012 | 2 CommentsI had the real honour this morning to give the keynote presentation at the Content Management Strategies/DITA North America conference in La Jolla, California this morning. Titled “The Rainmaker, The... -
Countdown to the Content Management Strategies/DITA North America Conference
Posted on April 20, 2012 | No CommentsThere’s just a few days to go before the big Content Management Strategies/DITA North America Conference in La Jolla, California. Am looking forward to presenting the keynote talk there, and... -
Some Thoughts on DITA-based Technical Writing Metrics
Posted on March 22, 2012 | No CommentsI liked a recent post on technical communications metrics on the the Mark Lewis blog recently, and while I don’t agree with the conclusion (any metric based on word counts... -
DITA Metrics Articles
Posted on June 27, 2011 | No CommentsWhen I was trying to figure out the best ways to measure the type of output that my group produces, I found most of what I needed online. Here are... -
CIDM Webinar: “DITA Metrics in Production: How, When, Where and Why (and How Much?)”
Posted on June 15, 2011 | 3 CommentsI am presenting an updated version of the presentation I gave at the Baltimore DITA Conference for the Center for Information-Development Management folks tomorrow. It is called “DITA Metrics in... -
Avoid Doing a “Hail Mary” Pass when Doing a DITA Implementation
Posted on June 9, 2011 | 1 CommentAm in Beijing, attending a localization summit hosted by CSOFT International. I did a presentation on future development plans my company is doing, and how localization factors into how we...