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Technical documentation system

Build a comprehensive and maintainable technical documentation culture

Create a documentation system that ensures knowledge is captured, discoverable, and maintained, reducing onboarding time and improving team efficiency.

85 minutes
creation

Overview

Create a documentation system that ensures knowledge is captured, discoverable, and maintained, reducing onboarding time and improving team efficiency.

Learning objectives

  • Assess documentation gaps
  • Create documentation standards
  • Build knowledge management system
  • Implement maintenance processes

Instructions

Build documentation system:

1. Audit existing documentation 2. Define documentation types and standards 3. Create knowledge base structure 4. Implement review processes 5. Build documentation culture

Steps

1

Documentation audit

20 minutes

Assess current documentation state

2

Standards definition

20 minutes

Create documentation guidelines

3

Knowledge architecture

25 minutes

Design information structure

4

Maintenance process

15 minutes

Build update and review workflow

5

Culture building

5 minutes

Foster documentation habits

Pro tips

  • Make documentation part of definition of done
  • Use docs-as-code approach
  • Keep documentation close to code
  • Regular documentation reviews

Example outcome

Documentation system reducing onboarding from 4 weeks to 1 week, with searchable knowledge base and 90% documentation coverage.

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