Premier Business Publisher (XML Publishing)

This premier business publisher engaged Flatirons to create a Content Architecture capturing the design required for the development of an enterprise-wide XML publishing system.

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Company Profile

A not-for-profit, wholly-owned subsidiary focused on serving as a bridge between academia and enterprises around the globe through its publications targeting academic, enterprise, and individual managers.

The Problem

• World-class publisher’s content search and management solution needed to be elevated to enterprise level, XML standard
  Needed analysis and framework to standardize editorial and publication process
• Opportunity to improve time to market 
• Demand by state schools for customized test preparation materials

The Solution

• Develop Content Architecture and related DTD to summarize business goals
• Recommend conversion approach, workflows and implementation 
• Develop comprehensive DTD framework, using DocBook standard, for managing and interchanging XML content across target market groups

The Benefit

Defined long-term single-sourcing implementation roadmap.