The document outlines the steps in the document development life cycle (DDLC) which include requirements analysis, designing, developing content, editing/proofreading, publishing, and maintenance. Requirements analysis involves understanding audience and product needs. Designing determines format, layout, and tools. Developing expands outlines and integrates components. Editing includes reviews and proofreading. Publishing delivers the document to its intended audience. Maintenance reuses content and updates the document over time.

1. Document
Development Life
Cycle
Steps of DDLC
Requirement Analysis
Designing Phase
Developing the content
Editing / Proofreading
Publishing
Maintenance
 Document development life
cycle (DDLC) is the
structured collection of
various steps involved in
creating a document.

2. Requirements Analysis
 Participate in meetings
 Brainstorming
 Understand the product/software
 Interview SMEs
 Perform background research
 Understand the audience
 Decide the format and delivery media

3. Designing Phase
 Collect and organize data
 Decide format, layout, style
 Install the required tools
 Create strategy to publish the work on time
 Create Table of Contents
 Develop and integrate visuals

4. Developing the content
 Writing of the document by expanding outlines
 Integration of various components: graphics, glossary,
maps, flow charts, links
 Document reviews and revisions
 Management of documentation issues

5. Editing / Proofreading
 Review the document
 Review the document with the SME
 Peer review
 Technical review
 Functional review
 Check the created document with the required
document
 Proof reading

6. Publishing
Actual delivery of the document to its target
audience.
 Print documents
 long sentences or paragraph, and screen shots
 Online help
 hyperlinks, and content is in short sentences

7. Maintenance
 Content reuse analysis
 Elimination of redundant data
 from the document sets.
 Template revision
 Inclusion of new product features.