What’s the difference between platform dependent and platform independent deliverables? And why should we care? In this episode, Patrick Bosek and I talk troubleshooting and the difficulties of validating information architectural design and implementation.

The global volume of content is growing at exponential rates. We need more and more Information Architects to structure and direct that content to the appropriate people and places. In this podcast, Patrick Bosek and I discuss possible career entryways for aspiring Information Architects.

Patrick Bosek and Amber Swope discuss the history of Information Architecture, the value of DITA, and the art of harmonizing content collections.

Alan Pringle and special guest Amber Swope of DITA Strategies talk about information architecture.

Information architecture documentation can, very quickly, become unweildy. The IA Checklist provides a simple way to quickly track down key decisions and data from the architecture development process.

Amber Swope explains how you can use the Deliverable Structure Diagram, a component of the Information Architecture Blueprint™ Toolkit, to define the structure of each deliverable type, capture visual analysis, and convey the structure of information.

Amber Swope talks about why she created the Deliverable Analysis Worksheet as part of the Information Architecture Blueprint™ Toolkit. Amber explains how you can use it to define the purpose and requirements for each deliverable type.

Amber explains how to use the content deliverable matrix to analyze where content appears in deliverables, either in multiple deliverables of the same type or in different deliverables that serve the same audience.

Amber Swope shares how you can use the Information Architecture Blueprint Toolkit™ templates to perform a formatting audit of your content.

How to get started with your content analysis using some of the analysis templates in the Information Architecture Blueprint Toolkit™.

Amber Swope discusses the Information Architecture Blueprint Toolkit™ and explains why she created it, who can use it, and what makes it a valuable product.

Amber Swope addresses the overarching question: how can you become an IA, and what does it take to get there?

Amber Swope discusses how to define the role of IA and what kinds of tasks the role of an IA demands.

Amber Swope introduces the survey that DITA Strategies sent out on September of 2017: why we made it, what questions the survey asked, and what kinds of responses we gathered from 35 information architects.

DITA Strategies President and DITA Specialist, Amber Swope, introduces the company and explains how DITA and information architecture can help you.