by Dita__Exchange_Staff | Jul 7, 2015
Whitepaper Download How Structured Content Management Is Revolutionizing the Life Sciences Industry One can learn a lot about structured content management by playing with a pile of Lego® blocks. The attraction behind this worldwide blockbuster of a toy lies in the re-usability of the blocks that come in its boxes. Lego has built its success on enabling its end users to create an infinite number of structures from an almost infinite set of re-usable parts. And, it’s exactly that premise that makes structured content management (SCM) so valuable for the global pharmaceutical market. In a life sciences business context, if we think about the information that is created during the process of bringing a drug, biologic or medical device to market in terms of ‘blocks’ of re-usable information, an entirely different content creation and management paradigm can be realized. To find out how structured content management can help your organization and to read about the benefits Sanofi is realizing with SCM, download the DitaExchange whitepaper...
by Dita__Exchange_Staff | Apr 6, 2015
At the Content Management Strategies 2012 conference in La Jolla, California, Lisa Sageev of Biosense Webster® presented her process of choosing a CCMS (Component Content Management System). After outlining her experience with the DITA Open Toolkit and the implementation of a problematic CCMS that needed to be replaced, Lisa explained why they chose to build their new CCMS on SharePoint using DITA Exchange software. She also shared a story about how she was pleasantly surprised at the high value of being able to output their DITA content into Microsoft Word documents (styled according to a Microsoft Word template) using the DITA Exchange Word Publisher. Choosing a CCMS at Biosense Webster (the session abstract) Lisa Sageev Ole Rom AndersenThis session describes a CCMS selection process that benefited from clearly defined use cases developed from the documentation team’s experience using a CMS that did not meet their needs, as well as Lisa’s former experience of leading a small documentation team using only the DITA Open Toolkit and a shared file system. Practical advice is shared about identifying and satisfying critical success factors including advanced toolset capabilities, translation workflows, user adoption, future flexibility, and reliable system maintenance and governance policy. The session closes with a summary of the CCMS selection team’s decision to implement their structured content authoring, translation, management, and publishing processes by augmenting Microsoft SharePoint, Biosense Webster’s existing platform for team collaboration, content sharing, and Web applications, with DITA Exchange software. Download slides from this...
by Dita__Exchange_Staff | Apr 6, 2015
Sanofi talks about Structured Authoring with DITA Sanofi is working with Microsoft, DITA Exchange and the ArborSys Group to “Leverage Structured Content from Protocol through Submission” Sanofi US has worked with DITA Exchange implementation partner ArborSys Group to apply the benefits of DITA, Structured Authoring and automated publishing to clinical and CMC documentation processes. The results have been impressive. At ShareFEST 2012, Joan Affleck and Bhanu Bahl of Sanofi teamed with Vasu Ranganathan of the ArborSys Group to talk about their implementation of DITA Exchange software, and the compelling business drivers for the broader initiative they call “CRUISE” (Content Re-Use Information System for Electronic Documents). Here’s the abstract for that talk: Implementing Structured Authoring – Understanding the DITA Model and its Applicability for Content and Metadata Management Joan Affleck – Senior Director, Clinical Documentation, Sanofi Bhanu Bahl – Business Project Manager, CSOP, Sanofi Vasu Ranganathan – President, ArborSys Group, LLC The DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) Model provides an open XML content standard defining a common structure that promotes the consistent creation, sharing and re-use of information. This presentation will provide practical insights into the DITA model garnered from the experience of different companies that have implemented structured content authoring. We will introduce the concept of a Structured Authoring maturity model as a means of monitoring progress. A key focus of this session will be the design and application of content maps for clinical and CMC documentation. The implication for ease of re-use and tracking of information across a dossier will also be discussed. Translate the concepts of DITA Model/topic-based structured content into high value pharmaceutical applications Demonstrate the...
by Dita__Exchange_Staff | Apr 6, 2015
Semiconductor Design & Documentation STMicroelectronics determined a need for structured content authoring, publishing, and “Component Content Management”. They chose DITA Exchange with Microsoft Word and SharePoint. Sheila D’Annunzio has spoken publically several times about their experience with using the DITA standard to produce product datasheets. At the Content Management Strategies/DITA North America conference in Baltimore, Sheila presented an account of their decision to extend existing investments in Microsoft Office and SharePoint by adding DITA Exchange software in order to author, manage and publish their product documentation (and more). You can view the slides here. In summary, Sheila and her team first implemented a DITA publishing process using the DITA Open Toolkit with a shared file system-based source management. They quickly learned that a component CMS was necessary to manage this process for a company as large as ST. Thus educated, they shopped for one. The decision to implement DITA Exchange was supported by several factors: Subject-matter experts were already familiar with SharePoint and Microsoft Word. Expert users could continue to work with DITA content using XMetaL (or any other XML editor preference). IT deployed and maintained SharePoint, so using this infrastructure was straightforward and in line with company policy. The solution would easily scale, with SharePoint, to support thousands of users. The relatively-low cost of adding DITA Exchange software enhancements to their existing CMS (SharePoint), made more financial sense that installing a whole new CMS. Sheila had been skeptical of the option to render DITA content through the DITA Exchange Word Publisher instead of the DITA Open Toolkit (which is also supported). However, she was won-over with the ability...
