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Elle Geraghty
Write the Docs
Sydney
2019
architecture
for tech writers
@ellengeraghty
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Radio producer
ABC radio
BA, Communication
Project manager
Guide Dogs
Amnesty International
NSW Government
MA, Information and Knowledge
Content strategist
Art Gallery of NSW
Consumer Affairs Victoria
Austrade
ASIC
IAG
Sydney University
City of Sydney
Australian Museum
Qantas
Atlassian
Department of Eduction
Department of Transport
Virgin Mobile Australia
Foxtel
2
Hello, I’m Elle
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Product Docs
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Product Content
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
What is
IA?
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Who has
created
an IA?
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Journeys
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Journeys
Google Page
Get on with
your life
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Journeys
Google Page
Get on with
your life
Go
wide
Go
deep
Orientate
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategywww.ellegeraghty.com/training
10
Flavours
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Create
Work
Sell Implement
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
IA
IA is similar to a file system. It maps chunks
of content with a site map.
Navigation
Navigation is the front end design - how the
IA has been expressed graphically.
Nav v IA
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Usertasks
Inputs
Userresearch
Contentaudit
Contentanalysis
AnalyticsBusiness
drivers
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Usertasks
Process
Audit
CardsortPrototypeSocialise
Test:)
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategywww.ellegeraghty.com/training
15
Richard
Saul
Wurman
LATCH
Location
Alphabet
Time
Category
Hierarchy
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategywww.ellegeraghty.com/training
How to categorise content
01
Subject types
eg Dogs, Home,
Insurance, Dresses
02
User groups
eg Teacher, Media,
Residential Developer
03
User mindset
eg Beginner, Expert
04
Ergonomic
eg Highly trafficked
content
05
Strategic value
eg Indigenous focus,
New product launch
06 eg Recycle more,
Complete form on time
Desired behaviours
07
Time
eg Most recent, Next
week, Wednesdays
08
Geography
eg Closest to you,
Postcode, Country
09
Alphabetical
eg ABC
10
Template type
eg Form, Video 11
Process
eg Start, Beginning,
End
12
Hybrid
A hybrid of the above
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Ethics and
IA
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Ethics
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Evidence
based
decisions
Understand
your audience
Take people
on journey
Executive
conversations
Selling
Develop
selling
techniques
Develop
stamina :)
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Sitemap
Outputs
SpreadsheetMigrationplanRationalledeck
Commsstrategy
SEOstrateg
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategywww.ellegeraghty.com/training
How to categorise content
01
Subject types
eg Dogs, Home,
Insurance, Dresses
02
User groups
eg Teacher, Media,
Residential Developer
03
User mindset
eg Beginner, Expert
04
Ergonomic
eg Highly trafficked
content
05
Strategic value
eg Indigenous focus,
New product launch
06 eg Recycle more,
Complete form on time
Desired behaviours
07
Time
eg Most recent, Next
week, Wednesdays
08
Geography
eg Closest to you,
Postcode, Country
09
Alphabetical
eg ABC
10
Template type
eg Form, Video 11
Process
eg Start, Beginning,
End
12
Hybrid
A hybrid of the above
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategywww.ellegeraghty.com/training
22
Tools
Elle Geraghty
Content Strategy@ellengeraghty
Meetup
Sydney content strategy meetup
Monday December 19
www.sydneycontentstrategy.com
Training workshops
Canberra training workshops
Thurs/Friday - next week
IA and content strategy - $770
www.ellegeraghty.com/training
1 2
Blog
How to categorise content
https://www.ellegeraghty.com/
blog/2019/how-to-categorise-
content
4
Sldes
www.slideshare.net/catellest/
introduction-to-information-
architecture-elle-geraghty
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