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ANNOUNCE: Information Architecture for Content Management QuickStart
Tampa Florida, Aug. 7, 2004
Sponsored by the Tampa Florida STC
Our new Information Architecture for Content Management QuickStart is
an intense one-day workshop designed to teach you the skills you'll
need to develop an information architecture for your content
management system. Information Architecture for Content Management is
a key component of any successful unified content (single source)
strategy. Information architecture formalizes the structure of your
content, helps you determine rules for managing reuse, and assists in
the identification of your workflow.
You will learn
* The business reasons for adopting a unified content strategy
* How to identify different types of reuse (identical, derivative,
nested, opportunistic, systematic)
* Why information architecture is critical to a successful single
source content management project
* How to design for usability (content management users and end users)
You'll learn how to create
* Content Models (Information product models, element models)
* Content and structural reuse maps
* Reuse management rules (e.g., how to handle derivative reuse
[reuse with change], how to determine what is source content
when multiple authors/editors reuse and make changes to the
same piece of content)
* Metadata (categorization, element)
* Repository structure (reusable building blocks, logical
structures for content)
* Workflow (business process automation)
Objectives
At the end of this workshop you will:
_ Understand the role of information architecture in content management
_ Understand the steps involved in the development of information
architecture for CMS
_ Be equipped with an understanding of the skills and techniques
necessary to build successful information architectures for
content management
Who should attend
* Writers
* Editors
* Publishers
* Information Architects
* Software Developers
* Business and IT Managers
* Business Analysts
* Information Technology Consultants
* Educators
Cost
Registration for this intense one-day workshop is $400.00 US per
student. Register two or more students from the same organization and
get a $50 US discount per student. Learning materials, lunch, snacks,
and a copy of our book on content management, Managing Enterprise
Content: A Unified Content Strategy, are included in the registration
fee.
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Improve your Workplace Negotiation and Budget Justification Skills
"In my 'day job' as a technical recruiter I continually see writers
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