Solution
AmeXio developed an easy-to-manage content and document environment
hitting all of BARBRI’s points: a streamlined, cost-effective and innovative
approach to manage a high volume of learning content.
On one hand, DITA authoring enabled the content team to easily reuse and repurpose content, take advantage of the inter-relationship of content (such as tagging content to taxonomy for searchability and faceted capabilities) and publish it to all channels. On the other hand, the fact that Alfresco was the most widely used open source enterprise content management platform in the world was a real guarantee of long-term sustainability and extendability. The integration of Componize with other software such as oXygen XML editor applet, DITA OpenToolkit and dita4publishers added all the functionalities needed, such as link management, advanced editing, revision tools and multimedia publishing.
AmeXio worked with BARBRI in an Agile process with 3-week sprints. This phased execution and regular testing and feedback rounds, allowed for the ideal technical solutions to be obtained, while providing a permanent and fully transparent view of the project events to all involved.
The new content management system enabled a complete overhaul to the content creation workflows, streamlining how the products and customer services are delivered, from printed to online materials, including outlines of legal subjects, live and streaming lectures, diagnostic tests, practice exams, additional study materials and exercise materials.
The content team can easily reuse, repackage, or reformat subjects into customized publications. The automatic update of all materials any time there is a change in the law, for example, enables BARBRI to keep up with to the speed requirements all digital and online services require. Multiple choice questions printed on an exercise material can also be automatically published on the e-learning platform for the online experience.
By streamlining its modes of output, which include EPUB, print, HTML, among other digital formats, BARBRI is able to present a comprehensive offering to customers, including live and video classroom lectures, online coursework and a free mobile app for popular handheld devices, so that students can study how they want to.