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Effective documentation results from carefully analyzing and thoroughly understanding business objectives. Whether you're a start-up or an established business, we can tailor our documentation services to your needs.


Documentation is a cyclical process, which includes







Requirements Analysis


Requirements Analysis includes

  • Scope—defines the documentation deliverables
  • Needs Assessment—determines needs and goals
  • Audience Analysis—defines the audience through a user profile





Planning and Design


Planning and Design includes

  • Task Analysis—a further breakdown of Needs Assessment, Task Analysis entails gaining an understanding how users use the feature or system to do their jobs
  • Standards—dictate the parameters that your documents are developed in and provides the basis on which the quality of your documents can be measured
  • Media—determines alternative formats and publishing media
  • Project Planning—formulates a plan that identifies prioritized activities to help reach your documentation objectives





Development


Development includes

  • Quality Assurance—provide options for the application of standards and guidelines
  • Formative Usability—gain user input while the product is being developed, before it's too prohibitive to make changes
  • Implementation—produce, package, and distribute deliverables; develop and implement customer surveys, feedback; determine maintenance/update requirements





Evaluation and Improvement


Evaluation and Improvement includes

  • Usability Testing—collect user input for incorporation into the subsequent development cycle
  • Revision—make changes before the next development cycle





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