Technical Documentation AppChad Woolley

• Many have never seen before

• Most developers not familiar with

A new paradigm for web development

“Not now, I’m busy!”- Gen. Custer

• Web 2.0• 3rd Party Apps more

advanced, powerful, easy-to-use

• User-friendly – no programming necessary!

• Knowledgeable• Tech savvy• Need a better

way• Know there’s a

better way

• Not Rapid – Light Speed!• WITHOUT programming• Developed by End User

or• Web Developer – but the

End User maintains

• Requires blend of skills:o Hard / Technicalo Soft / People

• Requires multiple skills:o PMo BPAo Designero Developer

Fishes for the customer and teaches to fish

• Still need traditional methods:o Iterative processeso Methodologies, RUP, etc.

• Agile, SCRUM, XP – good start but… o Old paradigm and technologyo Too long (2-4 weeks per

iteration?)

Ten months? This thing will be over in two weeks!Get on it!

• Developer Roles: o PMo BPAo Designero Developer

• Others’ Roles: o Stakeholderso Testers o End Users o Leadership

Microsoft®

Office SharePoint Server Microsoft®

Office

InfoPath

• SharePoint / InfoPath Integrated Solution• Tech Doc Writers work with Engineers,

MarCom, Management• Needs:

o Project Phaseso Workflowso Form validation and drop-downso Various teams with different permissionso Find by Product, Tech Writer, Stakeholder,

Project Status

Technical Documentation App