Blog Archives

[Webinar] Dec 7, 2016 — Precision Content® is a series of methods and principles for structured authoring developed by Rob Hanna in 2013. This methodology is based on a well-known body of research founded in cognitive and behavioral sciences that theorizes that all structured information can be classified into one of a discrete number of information types. […]

[Conference] LavaCon, October 27, 2016, Las Vegas — Review Rob Hanna’s presentation and learn how to look at information from a new light and how DITA can naturally be extended to accommodate enterprise content using principles of cognitive science. Rob demonstrates how content should be broken down and organized for better comprehension, retention, and use. Rob presents how […]

[Webinar] Oct. 18, 2016 | 61 mins. — Scott Abel hosts John Mancini, Chief Evangelist and Past-President of the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM), Rob Hanna, President of Precision Content, and Noz Urbina, Founder of Urbina Consulting to explore how to help you kick-start a dialog for bringing together the different parts of […]

[Webinar] Aug 18, 2016 — Concept, task, and reference have served well as archetypes in technical publications, but are there others needed to serve the needs of the enterprise? Explore various techniques employed in learning theory and cognitive research that can extend the utility of DITA beyond technical publications. Learn how authors can focus on better content reuse. Learn to work […]

[Webinar] July 21, 2016 – Explore the science that makes for effective topic-based authoring with DITA. Semantic specialization should be a leading differentiator for selecting DITA for projects, yet it is one of its most underutilized features. Information Typing is truly at the heart of DITA, yet it is one of the most poorly understood […]

[Webianr] Oct. 6, 2016 — Policies and procedures are broad-reaching because they impact your entire organization—from employees to customers. However, the requirement for easy access and comprehension of policies and procedures on any number of digital devices is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with current systems and processes. Listen to Quark CTO Dave White, and Rob […]

Tuesday, May 9, STC Summit 2017, Washington DC —  Download Chris MacMillan’s presentation slides and other referenced materials like the ROI calculator. Content-as-a-Service (CaaS) is the productization of your content creation, management, and publishing services. You have the skills. You have the technology. Transform your services into a scalable, revenue-generating program for your enterprise of clients. Explore the […]