How to Implement Single Sourcing — Interview with Neil Perlin
October 9th, 2006 | Posted in Podcasts 4 Comments »
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Duration: 26 min.
Neil Perlin, a renowned trainer, consulter, and developer, talks about how to implement single sourcing. He includes a discussion of tools, pitfalls to avoid, and practical steps to take.
Topics covered in this 25 minute podcasts include:
- Definitions and benefits of single sourcing
- Different methods of single sourcing
- Myths about single sourcing
- Pitfalls with single sourcing you’ll want to avoid
- Discussion of single sourcing tools (including Flare, AuthorIT, Robohelp, and more)
- Steps to take to actually implement single sourcing
- Who exactly is single sourcing
- Resources to learn more about single sourcing
Neil mentions a few resources in the podcast. For convenience, here are the web addresses: http://stc.org/, http://www.w3.org/, http://www.oasis-open.org/, http://www.astd.org/astd, http://ispi.org/. The music in this podcast is from Gary through Podshow.
**To contact Neil Perlin, send him an e-mail at nperlin@concentric.net. You can also view his website at http://www.hyperword.com.
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While listening, I wonder –still– who provides insight into using a CMS for single-sourced documents? I have a large product that has many modules available. Customers must typically get two or three modules, and they can purchase any of perhaps ten other modules. I foresee a unique document/web presentation for each customer.
I would think a CMS helps answer the problem of how to chunk information into thousands of pieces and get them back together. (Which Perlin complains is not answered by A.Rockley in her book.)
Are there more definitive answers now in late 2007?
Why don’t you direct this excellent question to Neil Perlin (see his blog at http://www.hyperword.blogspot.com/) or to Anne Rockley (see her blog at http://www.rockley.com/blog/)?
If you get a good answer, please let me know by posting a followup here.
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