Join Amber Swope as she walks through her methodology for analyzing deliverables and content to inform the content model.

Patrick Bosek and special guest Amber Swope of DITA Strategies talk about developing information architecture in an Agile environment.

Most Agile teams bring in the information architect too late — and then wonder why the IA feels rushed. Amber Swope lays out a practical method for integrating IA work into product backlogs and sprints from the very beginning of a project.

Alan Pringle and special guest Amber Swope of DITA Strategies talk about information architecture.

In an increasingly digitized world, users flood content stores with billions and billions of bits of information. Finding the right result can be like finding a needle in an acre-sized haystack. The solution is taxonomy. In this webinar, Amber Swope and Boris Roberto Aguilar define taxonomy, demonstrate best practices, and caution pitfalls to avoid.

Content strategists and information architects are often confused for the same role — but they're not. Amber Swope and Chris Hibbard walk through how the two disciplines work in tandem across each phase of a project, from defining success to sustaining the solution.

Every DITA implementation reaches a point where the team has to decide: do we figure this out ourselves, or do we bring in an expert? Amber Swope breaks down exactly which tasks require outside expertise and which don't — so you don't pay twice for the same work.

Information architecture documentation can, very quickly, become unweildy. The IA Checklist provides a simple way to quickly track down key decisions and data from the architecture development process.

The terminology of information architecture and DITA can be disorienting at first. This glossary gives you clear, practical definitions of the key concepts — organized to help you build your understanding from the ground up.

DITA isn't a tool or an application — it's an architecture. Amber Swope explains what the Darwin Information Typing Architecture is, why it's built around topic types and reuse, and what it makes possible for organizations with complex content needs.

Amber Swope explains how you can use the Deliverable Structure Diagram, a component of the Information Architecture Blueprint™ Toolkit, to define the structure of each deliverable type, capture visual analysis, and convey the structure of information.

Amber Swope talks about why she created the Deliverable Analysis Worksheet as part of the Information Architecture Blueprint™ Toolkit. Amber explains how you can use it to define the purpose and requirements for each deliverable type.

Amber explains how to use the content deliverable matrix to analyze where content appears in deliverables, either in multiple deliverables of the same type or in different deliverables that serve the same audience.

Amber Swope shares how you can use the Information Architecture Blueprint Toolkit™ templates to perform a formatting audit of your content.

How to get started with your content analysis using some of the analysis templates in the Information Architecture Blueprint Toolkit™.

Amber Swope discusses the Information Architecture Blueprint Toolkit™ and explains why she created it, who can use it, and what makes it a valuable product.

Amber Swope discusses using content collections to share content across the enterprise. Learn how to identify the requirements for the collection, determine the collection scope, and collaborate with other stakeholders to build and manage the collection.

There's no shortage of information architecture resources — but knowing where to start matters. Amber Swope shares her personal recommendations for the books, courses, and communities that will actually move your IA practice forward.

Amber Swope addresses the overarching question: how can you become an IA, and what does it take to get there?

Most information architects didn't set out to become one. Amber Swope surveyed 35 working IAs to understand how they got there, what they actually do day to day, and what it takes to do the job well — whether you're already in the role or considering it.