How is the Internet of Things changing the concepts of content creation and management?
- Content creators must become a integral part of product development. (25%, 17 Votes)
- The lines between various content creation roles will continue to blur. (24%, 16 Votes)
- Managing the customer experience must incorporate design, data, and decision support. (21%, 14 Votes)
- Content producers should master a larger set of cross-functional skills. (18%, 12 Votes)
- We need embed data analysis into content creation and management. (12%, 8 Votes)
- Our roles will change to _____________________ (add a comment to the post to finish the thought.) (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 24
Start Date: May 18, 2015 @ 6:30 am
End Date: No Expiry
What planning, productivity and collaboration tools do you use to manage your content development work?
- Commercial software from Microsoft: Project, Outlook, and/or Communicator (37%, 18 Votes)
- Well-known, low-cost collaboration/productivity apps: GitHub, Evernote, Slack, Huddle, Wrike, etc. (18%, 9 Votes)
- "Substitute" tools from the major SW providers that : spreadsheets, IM archiving, databases , forms, etc. (16%, 8 Votes)
- Well known, low-cost project management apps: Teamworks PM, Basecamp, Asana, 2-Plan, Trello, SmartSheet, etc. (16%, 8 Votes)
- Lesser known tools for planning, collaboration and productivity (please post a comment and tell us). (12%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 34
Start Date: April 8, 2015 @ 6:00 am
End Date: No Expiry
With what standards or frameworks should content developers stay conversant or become expert?
- DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) (25%, 23 Votes)
- Information Mapping (14%, 13 Votes)
- ISO/IEC 26514:2008 (Requirements for designers and developers of user documentation) (11%, 10 Votes)
- SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) (9%, 8 Votes)
- PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) (9%, 8 Votes)
- ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) (8%, 7 Votes)
- CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) (5%, 5 Votes)
- Other (Please add a comment to the post.) (5%, 5 Votes)
- KADS (Knowledge Acquisition and Documentation Structuring) (4%, 4 Votes)
- PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments, version 2) (3%, 3 Votes)
- DoD 5015.2-STD (US Department of Defense Records Management Standard) (2%, 2 Votes)
- HL7 (Health Level 7) (2%, 2 Votes)
- COBIT (Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology) (2%, 2 Votes)
- IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 30
Start Date: March 2, 2015 @ 7:16 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Can storytelling elements be used effectively in technical communications?
- Yes. Tech Comm needs to connect with users to be relevant and useful. (68%, 69 Votes)
- Maybe. But I have concerns about the storytelling approach. (24%, 24 Votes)
- No. Tech Comm should focus on clear, factual presentation only. (8%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 102
Start Date: February 2, 2015 @ 1:29 pm
End Date: No Expiry
What areas of the content industry should TechWhirl focus on in the coming year?
- Emerging issues and trends (19%, 20 Votes)
- Methodologies, frameworks and standards (15%, 16 Votes)
- Content technologies and tools (14%, 15 Votes)
- Communication disciplines (tech comm, marcomm, eLearning, change management, etc.) (13%, 14 Votes)
- Writing and editing skills (12%, 13 Votes)
- Conferences and event coverage (8%, 8 Votes)
- Business, strategy, and management (7%, 7 Votes)
- Related disciplines (UX, CXM, translation, business analysis, QA, etc.) (7%, 7 Votes)
- Something else (please elaborate!) (4%, 4 Votes)
- Profiles of thought leaders (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 30
Start Date: January 7, 2015 @ 12:02 pm
End Date: No Expiry
