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Mit Intelligenten Informationen begeistern

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So lautete das Schwerpunktthema der tekom-Frühjahrstagung 2016 in Berlin: „Die Nutzer mit Intelligenter Information begeistern“. Der Keynote-Vortrag von  Prof. Wolfgang Henseler hat das Publikum davon überzeugt, dass um User Experience 4.0 zu erzielen, Produkte und Dienstleistungen “den Menschen befähigen und entlasten müssen, ihn aber nicht entmündigen!”

An beiden Konferenztagen durfte ich den Workshop “Einführung eines DITA-Pilot-Projekts – planen, starten, testen!” moderieren. Vielen Dank an den 50 Teilnehmern fürs Mitmachen und für ihren wertvollen Fragen und Feedback.

Es gab noch mehr aus der DITA-Welt in Berlin. Zum Beispiel: Dr. Sven Leukert von SAP hat die DITA-Spezialisierung und die üblichen Missverständnisse darüber erklärt; Jang Graat hat uns personalisierte Informationen mit Sahnehäubchen serviert.

Standbesucher und FCT-Team

Besucher und Berater am FCT-Messestand

Meine Kollegen von FCT AG, sowie unsere Partner von CCS Solutions haben sich über die Standbesucher in Berlin gefreut und sind schon gespannt auf die Jahrestagung in Stuttgart.

DITA Linking Best Practice

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Join us (Jang & Magda) for a day’s Master Class on DITA Linking Best Practice at Information Energy 2015

As users of technical information (in a manual, in embedded help or on the web), we use links all the time. Sometimes they lead to the exact topic we need and sometimes we end up running around in a wild goose chase.

So how do you make sure that your users find their information quickly and easily? By setting up the right linking strategy for your product and your business domain. This sounds easier than it might be, as there are various linking strategies and not one of them is the best in all possible situations.

This master class teaches you about the available link management strategies in DITA and gives you a sound basis to decide which strategy works best for your information products.

We’ll explore the various types of linking with hands-on exercises:

  • Element-level linking: linking to graphics, tables, steps, files.
  • Hierarchy linking: links generated by nesting, family collections, sequences.
  • Relationship tables: bidirectional links, uni-directional links, collections.
  • Subject-scheme maps: taxonomy and topic assignment.

Each section starts with a conceptual overview and a set of practical tips and tricks, followed by hands-on work using your own set of DITA topics and maps on your own computer. Each practical session ends with a group session in which you exchange experiences and learn from each other.

After attending this workshop, you will be able to choose a linking strategy that fits your information products like a glove.

Date: June 2, 2015
Time: 10:00 – 16:00
Location: Academiegebouw, Utrecht
Language: English
Costs: €395, including lunch and drinks (Early Bird: €295)

Register for the Master Class “DITA Linking Best Practice”

Related links:
Information Energy 2015
JANG Communication
PANTOPIX

Intermezzo: Jang-man’s Transformation Song

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Jang Graat at XML Prague 2015

Update: Jang has posted the lyrics of the Transformation song on his techstuff blog.