Fight the Unbeatable Foe: Challenges in Implementing Single Sourcing  

Single sourcing documentation is a hot topic among technical writers these days, but very few organizations have implemented single sourcing strategies or solutions. This session presents the problems faced by organizations that want to move towards single sourcing and steps to successfully implement a single sourcing strategy and solution in your organization.

Sukach, Rebecca, Robert Kennedy and Marie Devine. STC Proceedings (2003). Articles>Content Management>Single Sourcing

Implementing Single Sourcing in Your Organization  

Single sourcing is more complex than buying a new software application. To ensure a successful migration, you must carefully understand the documentation development processes in your organization, what single sourcing is, and what software is available to facilitate it. Because you must change the way your organization creates and maintains documentation, you must sell your organization on the changes and their cost. Finally, you must develop training to help transition writers to your single sourcing methodology.

Sukach, Rebecca, Robert Kennedy and Marie Devine. STC Proceedings (2002). Design>Content Management>Single Sourcing