Decision to use Trello to track our DITA 1.3 progress

I've spent a good but of time assessing Trello, and I think it's
    definitely a tool that will help us make progress with DITA 1.3.

    

    Some of you already have Trello accounts and access to the board,
    but for those of you who do not, I'll send out invitations this
    afternoon. Please take a look before the TC meeting tomorrow. I have
    some more tinkering to do -- adding detailed information, figuring
    out admin versus member permissions, deciding on our metadata
    scheme, deciding whether we use Trello for "To do" items -- but the
    basics are in place.

    

    Here is a basic overview:

    
      
Each DITA 1.3 proposal is represented by a card.

      
Each of the DITA 1.3 stages are represented by a list.

      
Unlike the Wiki pages, it is very simple to move a card (DITA
        1.3 proposal) from one list (stage) to another.

      
Each card can have a description, comments, deadlines,
        attached files, members, etc.

      
Members can vote on card, thus signifying the importance that
        they attach to a particular DITA 1.3 proposal.

      
It's easy to search and filter the cards.

      
It provides a one-page portal for our DITA 1.3 proposals,
        rather than the multiple, current Wiki pages.

    
    
Here's a screen capture to give a little flavor:

    
    
Many thanks to Chris Nitchie for suggesting Trello and to Eliot
      Kimber for doing some of the initial data entry

    

    
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      Best,

      Kris

      

      Kristen James Eberlein

      Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting

      Co-chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee

      Charter member, OASIS DITA Adoption Committee

      www.eberleinconsulting.com

      +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype)