OK-- this is somewhat OT, but I think you folks will have some good input. I've (today) been tasked with developing a new system for developing, maintaining, and delivering the Functional Specification. Below are the broad outlines of the requirements. I'm not sure at this point whether I should be looking at a CMS, a database system, Subversion, XML, or ?????
I am completely open to all suggestions. Also, if someone has done this before -- I'd *really* like to pick your brains! Grant ________________________________ Desires: * Windows XP platform * For Functional Specifications only * Easy to maintain * Transparent to End Users (Company employees) -- very shallow learning curve * Ability to target documents against specific development entities, but also to create a "global" document * Draw on a single codebase to produce all documents * Set of documents covering individual Core functionalities * Set of documents covering individual Product functionalities (includes Core) * Set of documents covering individual Specialization functionalities (includes Core AND Product) Match Aspects to Proposed Architecture: * Core -- Common to all products * Application Layer -- Individual product differentiation (Note: may override core functions) * Specializations -- "Flavors" of product (e.g. different data sources for different companies) Source format: * Must use MS Word (2003) as an authoring environment * Possibly OLE links as well to Excel or other apps Roles: * Author (multiple, concurrent access) Read/Write/Change/Delete * Editor (multiple, concurrent access) Read/Change/comment * Reviewer (multiple, concurrent access) Read/comment * Viewer (multiple, concurrent access) Read Views: * QA * Developer * PM * Other ??? * Internal viewers see list of changes to document (change log) -- these should be obvious * External viewers will not see change record ___________________________________________ Grant Hogarth Equis International - A Reuters Company ghogarth at Equis.com <mailto:ghogarth at Equis.com> / Grant.Hogarth at Reuters.com Direct: (+1) 801.270.3180 Main Fax: 801.265.3999 URL: www.equis.com <http://www.equis.com/> TZ: Mountain (GMT -7)
