The Enterprise Value of Simplified Technical English

If you ask most technical documentation managers if a style guide is important, they will say yes – but why? What if there is another way to make the documentation you have produced speak with one voice? Using Simplified Technical English just might be your answer!

In this webinar you will hear from two experts in the technical documentation industry, Berry Braster and Don Bridges, who will walk you through the reasons that implementing Simplified Technical English in your organization will increase conformity with your writing standards, decrease translation costs, and future proof your content.

So if you want to learn more about STE or are interested in all of the ways that it can help within your technical writing group, click the link and join us for ‘The Enterprise Value of Simplified Technical English,’ presented jointly by Etteplan and JANA.

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13 Objectives For Delivering a Great Customer Experience

In the realm of technical documentation, delivering a great customer experience is about much more than posting PDF files on a webpage.

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Why DITA? Workshop

In this installment of our Why DITA? Workshop, JANA’s Joe Storbeck was joined by SDL’s Chip Gettinger, and the two experts presented what they each believe to be the top three benefits of enterprise-wide DITA use. They also took some time to answer questions from several webinar attendees during an interactive Q&A session.

So if you’ve heard of DITA and you’re wondering what all of the buzz is about, or if you are looking to build a business case for using DITA at your company, click the link, and join Joe and Chip as they share their expertise with viewers in this installment of Why DITA? Workshop, presented by JANA. And be sure to also explore our platform for other valuable webinars!

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A Look at iiRDS: A Standard for Content Interchange

Have you heard of iiRDS? iiRDS stands for intelligent information Request and Delivery and is an international standard that helps foster document interchange among companies on an ongoing basis.

Join Paul Perrotta, the Technical Documentation Wrangler, for a chat with Dr. Harald Stadlbauer, Managing Director at Ninefeb Technical Documentation GmbH, and with Don Bridges, Consulting Manager at JANA, Inc. to discuss what iiRDS is, why you might need it, and resources to help you learn more about it.

“Let’s Talk Technical Documentation” is brought to you by The Content Wrangler.

Technical Documentation Capabilities in a Post-COVID World

There are options out there for technical information managers who are being asked to do more with less due to the economic downturn cause by COVID-19.

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Creating and Delivering Quality CMMs in ATA iSpec 2200

The majority of modern CMMs are created in Microsoft Word or Adobe FrameMaker, and then delivered in Adobe PDF. While that approach may have worked well for many years, the times are definitely changing. Many component manufacturers are now being pressured by OEMs and operators to deliver their CMMs and related content in ATA iSpec 2200 format.

Hosted by Don Bridges and Stephon Johns, this webinar details some of the reasons that iSpec 2200 has become the most common aerospace technical data management specification, and lays out a strategy for deciding whether or not iSpec might just be the solution that you’ve been looking for. So settle in, click the link, and enjoy ‘Creating and Delivering Quality CMMs in ATA iSpec 2200’, presented by JANA.

Creating and Delivering Quality CMMs in S1000D

The majority of modern CMMs are created in Microsoft Word or Adobe FrameMaker and then delivered as PDF. While this approach may have worked well for many years, the times are definitely changing. Many component manufacturers are now being pressured by OEMs to deliver their CMMs and related content in S1000D.

Hosted by Don Bridges and Jeff LaFontsee, this webinar details some of the advantages that S1000D has over other specifications, and lays out a strategy for deciding whether (or not) S1000D might just be the solution you’ve been looking for.

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The Truth Behind Outsourcing Technical Information Services

All organizations experience surges in their technical information workload. These surges happen due to new projects, new products, new technologies, staff issues, and other factors. Often, finding an outsourcing company to manage these peaks and valleys makes the most sense. But how do you find the right vendor partner?

In this webinar, Don Bridges shares some of the insight gained through JANA’s 40-plus years in the industry to give you an insider’s view on outsourced technical information services. Don discusses how to recognize the indicators that show your company might need outsourcing help, as well as what to look for in a potential partner company, and what metrics to keep an eye on throughout the project phase.

So if you are interested in learning more about the ins and outs of technical information outsourcing, click the link and join Don for an informative look at “The Truth Behind Outsourcing Technical Information Services”, brought to you by JANA.

DITA Workflow 101

Understanding the value of Darwin Information Typing Architecture is easy, but an enterprise-scale DITA Workflow implementation is anything but straightforward.

Join one of JANA’s top DITA experts, Joe Storbeck, and myself, Matthew Cassi, as we lay out the basic steps that you need to follow in order for your company to succeed in its DITA implementation efforts. Topics covered in this ½ hour webinar will include Data Analysis, Architecture Strategy Development, Technology Evaluation, Conversion, Authoring, and much more.

So click the link, and join Joe and myself as we shine a light on your DITA path in DITA Workflow 101 – An Action Plan for DITA Implementation, presented by JANA.

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The Top 5 DITA Pitfalls

Implementation of DITA on an enterprise scale is a process fraught with many pitfalls, and any one of those pitfalls has the potential to complicate, reroute, or even derail your company’s DITA journey.

In this ½ hour webinar, Joe Storbeck and Stephon Johns, two of JANA’s most experienced DITA experts, point out 5 DITA serious pitfalls, and show you how to avoid them.

So grab your gear, click the link, and follow Joe and Stephon as they guide you around The Top 5 DITA Conversion and Authoring Pitfalls, presented by JANA.

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