The content development process
The introductory page gave you a brief overview of Information Mapping. This pages focuses on the three key areas of Information Mapping's content development process: analysing, structuring and presenting.
Analysing information needs
You need to know how to analyse your readers' information needs. Information Mapping shows you how to:
- Follow a strategy that analyses task and audience requirements.
- Follow guidelines for analysing subject matter.
- Identify gaps in the content early on.
Structuring the content for the task
You want to organise the content you write into structures that help your readers. Information Mapping shows you how. Your readers will easily find the information they need now and skip over information that may not need until later.
The Information Mapping approach shows you how to:
- Follow a systematic, task-based approach to organising your content.
- Create a modular structure.
- Update standalone modules easily, with minimal disruption.
Presenting content for ease of use
You want to be able to write content that wins recognition for its clarity and appeal. Information Mapping shows you how to
- Write consistently, and at the appropriate level of detail
- Present different types of information in consistent ways.
- Use presentation formats enabling readers to clearly understand purpose.