This webpage provides access to various DITA Metrics resources that I've discovered over the years which are still relevant. I've also included metrics resources that may not be DITA-specific, but are still applicable and valuable to this metrics community.
Over the next few weeks I'll be adding links to More Resources. These links are to resources that can get lost in the DITA Metrics LinkedIn group. The goal of this list is to make those resources more findable to members and non-members. And I'll also be providing a better user experience for this resource in the near future.
Title: ROI of XML for Content Strategy & Technical Publications
webinar
Webinar / Panel Discussion hosted by: Single Sourcing Solutions
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– OASIS
Abstract (from OASIS):
If you have information about your company’s product or services that needs
to be delivered to customers, whether it’s in print or electronic form,
chances are you have heard of XML.
Are you finding yourself in the position of having to explain to others:
• What’s all the big deal about XML?
• Why should I care?
• What’s in it for me?
• How is it going to save me time?
• How will I lower cost?
Then come and listen to our expert panel of industry leaders as they share with
you a bit of their journey and what the true ROI is of XML. Experts from Hewlett-Packard,
Medtronic, Nortel, and Toro.
No matter how large or small, how new or how old your company is or what technology
or service your company provides XML can have significant returns for you in:
• Reuse content for faster delivery of information
• Separation of form and content (your writers can write rather than try
to tweak with documents to get them to look right)
• Ability to deliver information in the language and format of choice
• Utilize resources more effectively to help you meet your deliverables/Do
more with less/Improve time to market/Productivity
Who should attend?
• Business leaders who are interested in gaining a competitive edge by
improving product information.
• Content creators who are trying to help their management understand the
need for change.
• Executives with P&L responsibility who need to drive to a greater
ROI.
Keywords:
Hewlett-Packard, Medtronic, Nortel, and Toro, ROI XML Content Strategy Technical
Publications Benefits of XML Savings Separation of content from format Reduced
time to market Improved product information Profit and Loss P&L
Title: Documentation Project Metrics
Posted by: Mark Lewis @LewisDITAMetric
TechScribe offers some great advice on documentation project metrics on their
website. And the article offers links to several other valuable metrics articles.
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Keywords:
Documentation project metrics Documentation metrics Number of pages Number of
Topics Project data Page-based metrics Topic-based metrics
Title: Similarities and Savings for Conrefs
and Translation
Author: Mark Lewis @LewisDITAMetric
This paper shows an interesting similarity between the reuse mechanism of the
DITA content reference feature and a translation memory (TM). We then discuss
this similarity in terms of cost and show that the savings that can be achieved
using DITA's content reuse feature are similar to the savings possible using
a translation memory.
Many thanks again to Julio Vazquez for his excellent review and feedback on
this paper. Thanks Julio!
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Keywords:
Translation metrics Translation memory metrics Translation memory savings TM
metrics TM savings metrics DITA conref metrics DITA conref savings DITA reuse
math DITA reuse metrics DITA percent reuse DITA percentage reuse single source
publishing metrics single source publishing statistics
Reuse calculate reuse calculation
DITA Reuse Calculator
DITA Reuse Calculations
DITA metrics DITA economics DITA cost metrics DITA statistics DITA formulas
DITA ROI DITA case study DITA business case
DITA Cost Calculator
DITA Cost Calculations
Cost trends savings trends
XML average cost topic
Common Keywords:
DITA metrics DITA economics DITA cost metrics DITA statistics DITA formulas
DITA ROI DITA case study DITA business case
DITA Cost Calculator
DITA Cost Calculations
Cost trends savings trends
XML average cost topic