http://thecontentwrangler.com/2009/02/14/hard_truths_about_content_conversion/ Content is a business asset worthy of being managed Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:31:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://thecontentwrangler.com/2009/02/14/hard_truths_about_content_conversion/comment-page-1/#comment-485 Paul Vanderveen Sun, 03 May 2009 13:02:21 +0000 http://localhost:8888/ee/?p=290#comment-485 <p>Good article—I have certainly seen most of these issues crop up.  I would call those who believe that complete programmatic transformation at the touch of the button can be done with minimal upfront work the “dreamers” instead of “believers”.  I would say the same for those who think off-shore conversion with minimal data analysis and QA can bring the desired results.  So you have both the “automation dreamers” and the “cheap labor dreamers”.  The truth is that both these approaches can be successful if you apply them with a good understanding of the data, create the proper specification and process for the desired outcome of the conversion, develop tools where they can help, and then QA the whole process.  Two things must be remembered:  1. in most unstructured to structured data conversion processes there are parts of the process that either can’t or shouldn’t be automated. 2. The whole specification and QA process can be time consuming and cannot be outsourced. </p> Good article—I have certainly seen most of these issues crop up.  I would call those who believe that complete programmatic transformation at the touch of the button can be done with minimal upfront work the “dreamers” instead of “believers”.  I would say the same for those who think off-shore conversion with minimal data analysis and QA can bring the desired results.  So you have both the “automation dreamers” and the “cheap labor dreamers”.  The truth is that both these approaches can be successful if you apply them with a good understanding of the data, create the proper specification and process for the desired outcome of the conversion, develop tools where they can help, and then QA the whole process.  Two things must be remembered:  1. in most unstructured to structured data conversion processes there are parts of the process that either can’t or shouldn’t be automated. 2. The whole specification and QA process can be time consuming and cannot be outsourced.

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