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With more than 20 years of experience in the information development field and 15 years of DITA expertise, Amber Swope helps teams design, develop, and optimize their Information Architecture (IA) and implement the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and create dynamic, reusable content.

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Love Your Curmudgeon: Embracing Your Least Likely Partner In Transformation
Love Your Curmudgeon: Embracing Your Least Likely Partner In Transformation

Learn about the curmudgeon’s value, what motivates them, and key strategies to engage them toward the success of any project.

Navigating AI: Real Tales from the Content Frontiers (a case study)
Navigating AI: Real Tales from the Content Frontiers (a case study)

Just like us in 2023, you may be at the beginning of your AI journey. Our hope is that you can learn from our experience. To this end, our study provides an overview of the process, so you know what to expect when you start your own initiative.

The Role of an Information Architect in a DITA Implementation
The Role of an Information Architect in a DITA Implementation

When you implement DITA, it’s important to identify at least one person – ideally, more than one – at the start of the project to lead the IA effort. The information architect is a permanent role whose contribution will continue as your content and business needs change.

Upcoming Engagements

  • LavaCon 2024; 27-30 Oct.; Portland

    Navigating AI: Real Tales from Content Frontiers (A Case Study)

    At the beginning of 2023, Lief Erickson, and Joe Gregory-DeBernardi, and I embarked on a mission to integrate AI into our information architecture and content strategy work. Distracted by the shiny newness of ChatGPT and the like, we jumped into the fray without thinking much about what it all meant. A year and a half later, we’ve revised our process and narrowed our approach. Our goal is to understand how knowledge graphs can support LLMs, and then to leverage that knowledge into content solutions. In this session, we’ll share our findings and discuss our first case study.

    Are you tired of stories about curated, perfect AI projects? Come hear the real story (flaws included) from content professionals who are deep in it.

    27-30 October, Portland, OR

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  • Management Information Architecture User Guide: DITA Edition

    In this definitive guide to management IA, Amber Swope, an internationally recognized Management Information Architect with 20 years of industry expertise, guides Information Architects through the process of implementing management IA using DITA 1.3.

    Coming Q4 2024.

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Founded in 1998 to specialize in and provide XML Information Architecture and Component Content Management services. Since 2012, A-Jour Net has managed using Agile development methodologies and focused on DITA content architectures. With over 18 year

Founded in 1998 to specialize in and provide XML Information Architecture and Component Content Management services. Since 2012, A-Jour Net has managed using Agile development methodologies and focused on DITA content architectures. With over 18 years of experience in XML and Component Content Management strategy, development and support, A-Jour Net is uniquely positioned to provide real-world solutions to Marketing and Technical Documentation content problems.

RWS is the leader in language translation and global content management solutions. With more than 20 years of experience, RWS helps companies build relevant digital experiences that deliver transformative business results on a global scale. 79 of the

RWS is the leader in language translation and global content management solutions. With more than 20 years of experience, RWS helps companies build relevant digital experiences that deliver transformative business results on a global scale. 79 of the top 100 global brands trust SDL to simplify the complexity of managing content across multiple brands, websites, languages and devices. Go global with RWS.

Intuitive Stack is a professional services firm specializing in helping businesses tackle complex content problems. With a team of experienced consultants who have a deep understanding of the unique pain points faced by companies, content creators, a

Intuitive Stack is a professional services firm specializing in helping businesses tackle complex content problems. With a team of experienced consultants who have a deep understanding of the unique pain points faced by companies, content creators, and customers, Intuitive Stack is your go-to partner for unlocking the full potential of your digital assets. By taking a holistic and data-driven approach to content, they help you achieve your business goals, whether that means growing revenue, improving operational efficiency, or reducing risk and compliance issues. Their unique methodology, which emphasizes strategy, operations, and user experience, is tailored to your individual needs.

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"Amber helped our Kaplan Professional Education team in our first unified content strategy using DITA. DITA has allowed us to use a single-source of content for a variety of outputs, saving us countless hours of work. With Amber’s guidance, we successfully deployed an information architecture and developed complex XSLT transformations. Additionally, Amber helped us demonstrate the return on investment to the organization and provided training to ensure that our team gained the skills and knowledge to further develop and manage the model ourselves."

-Kimberlee Adam, DITA Systems Manager, Kaplan Professional

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