Planning Topic-based Authoring: Working in a Use Case or Scenario-based Environment
You know topic-based authoring will save you time and effort in your authoring and publishing projects. If you’re working in a use case or scenario development environment, you also know topic-based authoring will make your life easier.
But how do you plan these projects? How do you identify what topics are? How do you plan the other tasks?
This free webinar will show you how to:
• identify the topics from Use Cases that need documentation
• estimate the authoring time for each topic
• identify the documentation tasks for each topic
• plan related graphics
• create the project schedule
• deliver results on time and to schedule
Regardless of the tool you use to author and publish, this webinar will help you get your arms around planning and estimating in this common development environment.
Set yourself up for success by attending!
About the presenter:
John Hedtke, owner of JVH Communications, has been a writer and trainer for more than 25 years. He has managed technical publications departments with up to 24 writers. John currently works in a use-case development environment where he's trained his fellow writers in use-case-based writing and documentation project planning.
John speaks on a wide variety of topics, including documentation planning, estimating, and project planning. He is a Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication and the author of 26 technical and non-fiction books.
All you need to attend is an internet connected computer and speakers to hear the event.
This webinar will be recorded and will be available after the event. The recorded version is not like asking questions in real time, but you will get the information if you cannot attend. To make sure you get that link, sign up for this webinar.

