Safari Books Book Sprint – done!

Safari Books Book Sprint go!

Safari Books Book Sprint was completed today in Boston. 10 of the top Safari Books crew came together to create documentation about their PubFactory platform. The result is the book “PubFactory: An Overview and Content Implementation Guide.” The Book Sprint was facilitated by Adam Hyde with assistance by trainee Barbara Rühling.

Safari Books Book Sprint team at work.

The first day we worked through the scope and structure of the documentation. It was a great day of discussions. We began writing the different sections in the afternoon of day one – by the end of day two, the group had written twenty thousand words. On day three and four, fleshing out these sections continued, while finished sections entered the review process.

Waiting for the final outcome.

Part of the group then proceeded to structure and write a format reference for the different formats in the PubFactory platform. Others prepared the corresponding screenshots and images. Throughout the process, the chapters were consistently checked for coherence and readability. On the fifth day, the format reference was polished up and a PDF version prepared. We finished the book on the fifth last day at 4:30pm sharp.

Thank you for a good Book Sprint!

Safari Books’ office in Boston.

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