Time travel into the past

I recently took a trip back in time. By chance, I got my hands on a set of instructions that I created around 20 years ago for a Cobi (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConferenceBike). I still have fond memories of the research and creation of the instructions. At the time, it was the company's first and only product and [...]

CCMS introduction: import or create from scratch?

Anyone introducing an editorial system is faced with the question of whether the existing documentation should be imported into the new system or whether everything has to be rewritten. Importing sounds tempting because it appears to be less work. However, the following comparison of customer thoughts and expectations shows what rework is necessary and what preparatory work is worthwhile [...]

How do I explain it to the AI? - Prompt Engineering

"It remains exciting" were the closing words when I reported on my first experiences with GPT-3.5 a few weeks ago. I had written about ChatGPT possibly becoming a new partner at work. In fact, shortly afterwards I had the opportunity to use GPT-4 in a project. The assignment A customer [...]

2024-06-21T11:03:22+02:0010.01.2024|Kategorien: General, Technical Communication, Outside the box|Tags: , , , , , , Prompting|0 comments

tekom Annual Conference 2023

This year, tecteam will once again be present at the tekom annual conference in Stuttgart. We look forward to seeing you at stand 2E10. In addition to the actual trade fair presence, the program will again include plenty of presentations and workshops on technical communication topics. Our guidelines and standards expert Olaf Dömer will provide you with an overview on November 15 from 3 p.m. [...]

Time travel into the future

Jan looked out of his editorial window in Bremerhaven, where the waves of the North Sea were beating powerfully against the new barrage. He had logged into the editorial system, which had just received a Request for Documentation (RFD) from the metadata management system. Jan confirmed the request with a gesture. An avatar appeared on the screen and asked: "Hello [...]

2024-05-15T15:14:50+02:0031.08.2023|Kategorien: General, Consulting, Technical Communication|Tags: , , , , , technologies|1 Comment

Quanos & Friends

Quanos & Friends is a joint event organized by Quanos Content Solutions GmbH, the manufacturer of the leading editing system SCHEMA ST4, and Dr. Rieland GmbH/tecteam GmbH, who offer comprehensive services related to SCHEMA ST4. As a participant of the free event, you can expect an exciting program of presentations with information on the diverse application possibilities of SCHEMA ST4 in [...]

Spring awakening at the tekom conference in Würzburg

We are looking forward to participating in the first spring conference in presence form after Corona. After this difficult time of restrictions and uncertainty, it is all the more important to meet in person again and exchange ideas. The spring conference is a great opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and industry experts and to gain new insights and [...]

Quanos & Friends

Quanos & Friends is a joint event organized by Quanos Content Solutions GmbH, the manufacturer of the leading editing system SCHEMA ST4, and Dr. Rieland GmbH/tecteam GmbH, who offer comprehensive services related to SCHEMA ST4. As a participant of the free event, you can expect an exciting program of presentations with information on the diverse application possibilities of SCHEMA ST4 in [...]

Fit for the future, technical documentation in technological change

Years ago, statements such as "technical documentation is changing" could be read at conferences and in specialist articles. - Today, however, this is truer than ever: in view of technological developments, for example in the field of robotics, increasingly large amounts of data need to be managed, and the creation of technical documentation is becoming more complex as a result. Augmented reality, [...]

System day with STAR AG

As part of the biannual event "System Day - Automated Tasks and Processes in Technical Writing", STAR AG was a guest at tecteam on May 12, 2022 with the topic "Semantic Information Management". New requirements for technical documentation Mr. Gutknecht and Mr. von Lepel presented the new requirements for technical documentation, [...]

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