Implementing a single source management system painlessly

[jason -dot- davis -at- pc-doctor -dot- com]

Hello Techwr-l people!

I just recently got a great job at a software company and this is my first 
forray into the list as an official technical writer! Feel free to 
unabashedly bash me if my newbie querry is old news. =)

I have a wonderful opportunity to help implement a single source 
documentation management system for a company that BADLY needs it. We want 
to use XML but unsure how to implement it with all the other things we have 
to do. We have monthly documents to maintain as well as other projects that 
are constantly sprouting up. Some of those projects might be developing 
help files from information in the monthly documents (perfect example of 
why we need XML).

What is the most painless way to implement XML as a tool for managing 
documentation? My first guess is outsourcing but cost can be pretty 
painfull. I also see us manually tagging up our documents ourselves but 
that can cost us valuable time. Ultimately, my boss and I both urgently 
want XML but we must convince upper management.

I am gracious for any enlightenment you can shed my way on this matter.

Thanks,
Jason

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