How are print-based materials developed?

During development we use a version of our milestone-based ADDIE process, which ensures input from the client while moving the main burden of development from your desk to ours.

Our process for developing print materials includes gathering information, developing an outline and layout design, building a draft, asking a typical group of users to review it, and then making final changes.

When we're done, we turn the files and other materials over to you for long-term maintenance.

What we need from you

Most documents start off from existing materials - design specifications, user interface plans, etc. In many cases, we can begin from the previous version of the manual. We'll review these materials, develop our questions, and then rely on you for the answers.

By exchanging drafts, questions, and answers, your new manual will quickly take shape.

Document Management Systems

Creating documents is one thing - managing them is quite another. Most technical documents have many authors, requiring input from marketing, engineering, support, and other groups within your company.

Who has the rights to modify the master document? To check it out for review? To decide if a change needs to be made? How do you know if the version you are working on is the most current one?

Document Management Systems can provide these answers, and make sure that your document creation, revision, and distribution are under control. We work with off-the-shelf products to create these systems, applying our knowledge management and information architecture skills to plan and implement a system that is suited to your unique work environment.

Case Studies

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