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©	2017	SDL
Transforming	the	Global	
Content	Lifecycle
​Bringing	it	all	together
​Andrew	Thomas
​May	17,	2017
Transforming the Global Content Lifecycle with Andrew Thomas
©	2017	SDL©	2017	SDL
​Digital	
Transformation
@cathymcknight |	#IDW2017		
Analogue
Digital	
Connected
/Internet	
Social
Mobile	&	
Cloud
AI
Automation	
1400
1968
1989
2001
1997
2005
???
It	is	about	
change.
@cathymcknight |	#IDW2017
Typical Cycle of Failure
High
Low
Top-down
planning
Focus	and	
energy
Big	buy-in
campaign
Operational	
realities
Time
Last-ditch	effort
Launch	the
“next	new	thing”
Results
Chart courtesy: Michael T. Kanazawa, & Robert H. Miles, Big Ideas to Big Results
Effort
©	2017	SDL©	2017	SDL
​Design	
Thinking
http://thinkspace.csu.edu.au
THE	INGREDIENTS
§ 5	days
§ 6	team	members	
§ 5	stakeholder	interviews
§ 2	product	managers
§ 1	user
§ 1	engineer
§ 1	product	support	rep
§ 1	problem
§ 2	prototypes
=	49	ACTIONABLE	INSIGHTS
Design	Thinking	and	Doing
Three	fundamental	factors	that	shaped	IDEO
©	2017	SDL
Customer	
Journey
12
Customer Journeys are not linear.
Customer-controlled No set path to
the same destination
No set entry point
Key takeaways
Customer centricity drives journey decisions
13
• Customer journeys reflect the needs within a
customer lifecycle for a persona or user
segment
• Needs are broken into tasks and steps to fulfill
the need
• Every step can be met with content
End	User
Role:	I’m	an	IT	technician	at	a	data	center
Goal: How	do	I	configure	the	Scan	Engine
Context: using	the	virtualization	console	in	Linux?	
User	Details
o Preferences
o Ownership
o Role
o Geolocation
o Actions
Relevant
Information
Hidden
Information
Non-useful
Information
Info
Delivering the Relevant Content
©	2017	SDL©	2017	SDL
​Engaging	
Content
©	2017	SDL
Organize Nurture Invite Incentivize Repurpose
©	2017	SDL
DISPOSITIONAL SITUATIONAL
Bored	because	of
personality	traits
Bored	because	someone
or	something	is	making
them	bored
§ Peers
§ Setting
§ Materials
What	leads
to	boredom?
Takeaway
You	can	create	fun-gaging	technical	content	
that	helps	your	customers	love	you.
Stories	have	been	shared	for	centuries.
Stories	are	often	personal	in	nature	and	have	an	intent	to	entertain,	educate,	instill	values,	change	behaviors,	
preserve	culture,	etc.
Good	stories	are:	honest,	contain	some	learning	(or	"ah-ha"	moment),	and	when	done	well,	transform	lives	and	
communities.
Capturing	a	moment Leaving	a	legacy Changing	a	belief
We	are	all	storytellers
©	2017	SDL©	2017	SDL
​Strategic	
Thinking
@ContentRulesInc #IDW2017
A	content	strategy	is	a	
well-thought	out	plan	
for	your	content.
@arockley | #IDW2017 | rockley@rockley.com
Copyright © 2017 ADP, LLC. Proprietary and Confidential.
Let go of organizational bias, personal
ego, the status quo, & content ownership.1
Focus on user experience and
client/business value.2
Strategy enables agility and adds
meaning and value to innovation.3
©	2017	SDL
Creating	Value
Empathy:	
The	Special	Ingredient	for	
Compelling	Content
Building	Insanely	Great	Products
SPICES
What	Products	Must	Have	to	Succeed	
•Strategy
•Process
•Information
•Customers
•Employees
•Systems
26
@ctippie • #IDW2017simplea.com
M&A	- UNLOCKING	HIDDEN	VALUE
Truth: Any	content	
company	that	does	not	
value	its	content	as	assets	
is	undervalued
Sometimes	drastically
©	2017	SDL©	2017	SDL
​Connecting	Content
IT’S TIME TO TRANSFORM CONTENT DELIVERY.
29
“By 2018, companies fully invested in online personalization
WILL OUTSELL COMPANIES THAT HAVE NOT BY 30+%”
Gartner
CONTENT
STRATEGY
CONTENT
INTELLIGENCE
DYNAMIC +
PERSONALIZED
DELIVERY
@Cooper_42 | #IDW2017 | cooper@rockley.com
Transforming the Global Content Lifecycle with Andrew Thomas
Haptics – Print & Neuromarketing
©	2017	SDL©	2017	SDL
​Governance
Information Governance is the specification of
decision rights and an accountability framework
to ensure appropriate behavior in the valuation,
creation, storage, use, archiving, and deletion of
information. It includes the processes, roles and
policies, standards, and metrics to ensure the
effective and efficient use of information in
enabling an organization to achieve its goals.
Gartner	IT	Glossary	states	…
35
Managing	Change
§ Managing	change	is	a	life	skill	
(not	just	a	professional	skill).
§ There	is	a	big	overlap	in
managing change	and	
managing innovation.	
§ Primary	elements	of	success	
center	on	communication	
and	execution	based	on	the	
context of	your	corporate	
culture	and	organizational	
culture.
Communication
Execution
Solid Positive
Culture
CONTENT PEOPLE
©	2017	SDL©	2017	SDL
​Disruptive	
Innovation
Transforming the Global Content Lifecycle with Andrew Thomas
@DBLEVY DON@SMITHBROOKFARM.COM
In	Conclusion:	Be	Proactive…
◦ Inclusive	of	diverse	groups in	system delevopment
◦ Localized focus	groups
◦ Broad spectrum of	content reviewers
◦ Testing of	the	“content”
©	2017	SDL
​Machine	Learning
@mrcruce • #IDW2017simplea.com
What	is	Machine	Learning?
Machine	learning	is	a	type	of	
artificial	intelligence that	
provides	computers	with	the
ability	to	learn	without	being	
explicitly	programmed.
The Insides of a Documentation Bot
User	Profile
Content	
Repository
Transforming the Global Content Lifecycle with Andrew Thomas
©	2017	SDL©	2017	SDL
​Cognitive	Computing
#IDW2017 SCOTT@THECONTENTWRANGLER.COM @SCOTTABEL THECONTENTWRANGLER.COM
@SCOTTABEL #IDW2017
COGNITIVE
COMPUTING
SIMULATION OF HUMAN THOUGHT PROCESSES
MADE POSSIBLE BY SELF-LEARNING SYSTEMS
WEAPON
SECRET
Approaches	To	Adopting	NLP
1. Use	OpenSource	Technology
2. Leverage	Property	APIs
3. Work	with	an	Expert
Guiding Principles for CUI Content
1. Provide a warm welcome
2. Guide the conversation
3. Use natural language
4. Humanize your brand
5. Mind your manners
6. Prioritize personalization
7. Plan for misunderstanding
8. Continuously evolve
©	2017	SDL
​Bringing
​It	All
​Together
©	2017	SDL
The	Content	Fabric	Helps	Internal	NetApp	Organizations
©	2016	NetApp,	Inc.	All	rights	reserved.	NetApp	Confidential	– Limited	Use	50
Content	
Fabric
Shortens	time	
to	market
Reduces	cost	of	content	
development
Improves	quality	of	
content	development
Increases	effectiveness	of	
content
©	2017	SDL©	2017	SDL
Digital	transformation	is	a	
requirement,	not	a	choice
©	2017	SDL©	2017	SDL
The	right	global	content	
strategy	is	everything
©	2017	SDL©	2017	SDL
Humans	need	machines…
©	2017	SDL©	2017	SDL
e	=	argmax p(e/f)~
©	2017	SDL©	2017	SDL
…but	machines	
need	humans	
as	well
©	2017	SDL©	2017	SDL
​Digital	World
©	2017	SDL56
​Humanizing	the

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