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Starting point for a brainstorm about DITA TC charter

  • 1.  Starting point for a brainstorm about DITA TC charter

    Posted 03-02-2021 15:20
    I think it would be fruitful to brainstorm about the following sections of the charter. Please note that I do not want us to attempt to write as a committee, simply to brainstorm. Audience Who are the organizations and people who participate (or should participate)? Deliverables What work does the TC produce? This can be specifications, committee notes, schemas, models, glossaries, requirements documents, according to the OASIS template. Scope What is in (and out) of scope? OASIS reminds us to focus on the what not the how . Business benefits Who are the stakeholders and the benefits that they receive? OASIS suggests identifying specific industries, verticals, types of professionals ... Statement of purpose What are the problems and challenges that exist? How does the work of the TC addresses theses issues? -- Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee OASIS Distinguished Contributor Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting LLC www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 622-1501; kriseberlein (skype)


  • 2.  Notes from our brainstorm

    Posted 03-02-2021 17:11
    Audience Who are the organizations and people who currently participate? Who should participate? Roles of individuals Consultants Information architects Managers Content engineers Information developers Types of organization Companies that produce XML and CCMS products Universities Software companies, hardware companies, medical devices and information Any organization that creates a significant amount of content Corporations Governments Non-profit organizations Questions: Should this be the audience for output of the TC? People who participate? How does this relate to scope? Deliverables What work does the TC produce? This can be specifications, committee notes, schemas, models, glossaries, requirements documents, according to the OASIS template. Specification Committee notes (best practices, migration information, specification previews, white papers) Webinars and conference presentations Migration information Best practices White papers Tutorial Reference content (examples of how to do stuff) GitHub repositories (style sheets, RNG to DTD converter, specializations that have been removed from the spec) Specializations Questions: Should this list be exhaustive or more general? Answer: Brainstorm list should be exhaustive; what goes into the charter should be general.) Who is the audience for the document? Answer: People looking for information about the DITA TC. How do we deal with the overlap with the Adoption TC? Is the Adoption TC needed? Is this the time to have one not two TC? Scope What is in (and out) of scope? OASIS reminds us to focus on the what not the how . Out-of-scope Documents that rate DITA compliance DITA-OT Learning materials? How-to materials? Implementation materials In-scope Specification -- Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee OASIS Distinguished Contributor Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting LLC www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 622-1501; kriseberlein (skype)