If your technical writing department uses DITA and you work with subject matter experts, chances are you're wasting your time. Subject matter experts write content in one format (Microsoft Word, Wiki, email, etc.) and you copy and paste it into your DITA editor. Wouldn't your time be better spent actually writing or editing content?
How can Codex help me?
With Codex, subject matter experts can write content directly in DITA format. And you can say goodbye to Copy and Paste.
Isn't DITA too complex for subject matter experts?
Codex supports lightly structured generic topics, and a limited number of DITA tags, making DITA authoring simple enough for anyone.
What about structure?
If your documentation absolutey requires highly structured Concept, Task, or Reference topics, then Codex may not be for you. However, keep in mind that you may be paying a high price to support structured content. By taking content authored by subject matter experts, and copying and pasting it into your DITA editor as structured topics, you're increasing the effective cost of producing that content. In many situations, a more cost effective solution is to have subject matter experts directly author DITA content as generic topics, eliminating the manual handling of content by technical writers.
Aren't DITA editors expensive?
Codex is priced to make it affordable for use on a large scale by many subject matter experts. A single-user license for Codex is just $99 US per year. But price is just one part of the equation. Don't forget to consider the value Codex can provide.
Say you work with 10 subject matter experts. And in a typical week, say you spend a total of 1 hour copying and pasting their content into your DITA editor. That's 52 hours per year. If your hourly wage is $30 per hour, then this copying and pasting is costing you $1560 per year. But to supply each of your subject matter experts with Codex, and eliminate this wasted time, would cost only $990 per year.
This example represents a very conservative break-even scenario. Providing Codex to subject matter experts typically results in significant savings. In fact, by enpowering your subject matter experts with Codex, you're effectively increasing the size of your documentation team.
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