This paper is the third in the DITA Metrics series which examines the cost and reuse values for a DITA project to determine DITA ROI. The concepts and ideas discussed are based on the cost model introduced in the first paper, DITA Metrics: Cost Metrics – Part 1.

This paper is the second in the DITA Metrics series which examines the cost and reuse values for a DITA project to determine DITA ROI. The concepts and ideas discussed are based on the cost model introduced in the first paper, DITA Metrics: Cost Metrics – Part 1

This paper looks at the savings trend when reusable master topics are used to document similar products. How much does it cost to document each additional similar product?

Many thanks to Julio Vazquez for his excellent review and feedback on this paper. Thanks Julio!

Presentation by Robert Anderson (IBM) and Kristen James Eberlein (Eberlein Consulting) at the 24 February 2010 meeting of the RTP DITA Users' Group. Jointly sponsored with the Boston DITA User Group.

DITA 1.2 is the forthcoming version of the DITA standard. Under development since 2007, it contains new functionality that makes DITA even more powerful and flexible. This presentation will focus on the following big-ticket items:

White paper from the OASIS DITA Adoption Committee. Authored by Tony Self, , HyperWrite PTY Ltd. Published 16 December 2009

Presentations given at the DITA Europe conference, November 2009, in Munich Germany.