IT Consulting for Publishing:
XML , DITA, DocBook, S1000D,
Component Content Management
We provide
consulting to move your technical publications to DITA
We design and implement technical publication processes for producing product and
service documentation that can be published both to the web and in hardcopy.
Consulting
WOLFF & Associates is a small, specialized consulting firm dedicated to providing your organization
with the expertise needed for publishing success. Our services are utilized by Fortune 500
companies to create world-class publishing solutions. We serve as your personal
Information Architects for technical publishing. Let us
help you reduce the cost
and improve the agility of your technical publications operations. By implementing best practices such as
content reuse and automated desktop publishing, we can often help organizations reduce their cost of developing
publications by as much as 70%.
Our formal development process will guide you through every step of the complex
transition from unstructured publications to reusable, topic-based structured documentation.
Tap into the power of content publishing which enables a single source of content
to be used to generate your manuals, web pages and service knowledge base pages.
We utilize
DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture), an XML vocabulary for structuring
and labeling your information assets. DITA is an industry best practice for creating cost effective technical publications. Our repeatable methodology for
design and implementation
takes the guess work out of moving to structured information development.
We have the experience to help you select the best tools that address your business requirements, including desktop publishing applications and CCMS (Component
Content Management System) technology. You need a partner that is strictly dedicated
to your interests, providing you with the guidance required design your information architecture and to understand CCMS terminology
and technology. Turn your organization into a publication powerhouse, one that supports
your end users’ needs for highly effective content produced at minimal cost, and we can help.
Analyze
Through analysis WOLFF & Associates can integrate your business
goals and customer information requirements with your content management system goals.
WOLFF & Associates can align your system specifications, process definitions, content structure,
and rendering processes to deliver high quality information that your customers can easily find and use.
- Customer Analysis
- Task Analysis
- Metadata Analysis
- Process Analysis
- Tools Requirements Analysis
Design
Information Modeling and Process Design take the analysis to the next level. Applying
structure to unstructured information can be quite a challenge. We develop documentation
specifications that define the documentation strategy, and establish a structure
for each document type you create. We design action oriented and use DITA to create
topic based information assets that can easily be reused across products and delivery
formats such as PDF and HTML.
- Documentation Strategy
- Information Modeling
- Process and Role design
- CCMS Application Selection
Implement
We do more than just tell you what to do. We help you implement your information model
by developing Document Type Definitions, Stylesheets and working with vendors to
implement tools. We build your program through a series of small successes, helping
you pilot the new content development processes, test the scripts and the tools
before your business puts valuable product lines at risk.
- DTD Specialization
- XSL Scripting
- XSL-FO Scripting
- Styler Scripting
- CCMS Piloting
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