Book Sprints for Technical Documentation
Let me just say that the Book Sprint facilitation team is awesome… The Book Sprint team introduced a handful of tools and techniques that enhanced the order, efficiency and openness of the entire project.
About the Company
A multinational open-source software company founded in 1992, providing cutting-edge cloud native edge computing solutions.
Sprint at a Glance
Technical/product documentation for internal and external (lead generation) use.
16 authors which include the general manager, director of operations, software developers, product managers, and solutions engineers.
Consumable content designed for business leaders and technical engineers.
Print-ready PDF and editable files.
The Challenges
Conflicting Demands on Experts’ Time
The few product specialists are continuously being pulled into meetings, to verify and validate content. This unnecessarily spends their time from repeated verification and slows down materials creation.
Knowledge Gap and Dependency
Other teams are unable to develop their own materials autonomously and are left with a significant backlog.
The Solution
A highly facilitated Book Sprint that brought together cross-functional colleagues to conceptualize, structure, write, and edit a comprehensive book in just five days. The resulting book became the foundational asset for other print and digital content.
Sprint Takeaways
Featured Book: Cloud Native Edge Essentials
Days of writing and editing.
Book chapters written.
Original figures created including charts, maps, and illustrations.
Pages written.
Repurposed key book insights to serve as a strategic foundation for secondary marketing and sales enablement assets. (e.g., webinars, whitepapers, and guides)
