Documentation strategy

Find the documentation problems worth fixing first.

For teams that know the documentation is creating friction but need to identify the highest-impact problems before funding a rewrite or migration.

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Best for

This service is a good fit when:

  • High support volume around documented tasks
  • A confusing or outdated developer portal
  • Preparing for an API or product relaunch
  • Prioritizing a large documentation backlog

Deliverables

What your team receives.

01

Journey review

Evaluate the paths developers take to discover, start, troubleshoot, and complete core tasks.

02

Evidence register

Record specific accuracy, coverage, structure, findability, and usability issues against affected pages.

03

Priority map

Group recommendations by reader impact, urgency, dependency, and implementation effort.

04

Information architecture recommendations

Clarify navigation, naming, hierarchy, content types, and missing entry points.

05

Working session

Walk through the evidence, answer questions, and agree on the next practical sequence of work.

Process

How the engagement works.

Before work begins, we confirm access, schedule, reviewers, acceptance criteria, and revisions.

01

Confirm scope

Select the product journeys, content areas, user groups, and available evidence to review.

02

Inspect and test

Read the documentation as a user and test representative flows where access permits.

03

Prioritize findings

Separate blockers, high-impact improvements, maintenance issues, and optional polish.

04

Deliver the plan

Share the evidence register and recommendations in a focused team walkthrough.

Sample work

Review a sample audit

See how documentation findings are recorded, prioritized, and translated into a practical implementation sequence.

View the sample audit

Questions

Frequently asked questions.

How long does an audit take?

A focused Doc Health Check is typically delivered five to seven business days after access and scope are confirmed. Larger portals are estimated separately.

Does the audit include rewriting?

The audit identifies and prioritizes the work. Rewriting or restructuring can be scoped as a separate implementation phase.

Can the review cover private documentation?

Yes. We can work under an NDA and use your preferred access controls.

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Ready to discuss documentation audit?

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