From Legacy Systems to DITA: Case Studies in Successful Migration

Article From Legacy Systems to DITA: Case Studies in Successful Migration In today’s rapidly changing world of technical communication, organizations face growing pressure to meet the demands of emerging technologies. While some of these demands may be highly specific, the overarching expectations for technical documentation remain consistent: high quality, usability across various contexts and systems, and a small, modular structure that allows for flexibility and reuse.For many, this means rethinking and modernizing their content workflow shifting away from traditional document-based approaches toward more streamlined, topic-based authoring. This often involves scaling down from large documents to modular topics, and moving from legacy systems to DITA based ones. Although the advantages of DITA, such as modularity, content reuse, and efficient publishing, are widely recognized, the path to migration can be complex and challenging.