IPSITECH DOCUMENTATION & AUTHORING SERVICES  

Whilst the detailed development of any document will depend on the nature of the document and the product or service it describes, a typical document development cycle will be as shown below. 

	Requirements Meeting - at this meeting Ipsitech and the customer would discuss the product or service, and determine the customer's documentation needs; that is, determine the format and general content of the documents required.
	Planning/Synopsis - Ipsitech would plan out the proposed development of the document required.  In most cases, we would produce a proposed synopsis for the document, for customer review and approval.
	Customer review of synopsis/development plan.
	Information gathering and production and issue of First Draft, based on reviewed and approved synopsis/development plan
	Customer review of First Draft and issue of comments.
	Rework to incorporate comments and issue Second Draft.
	Customer review of Second Draft and issue of comments.
	Depending on the complexity of the document and the nature/extent of changes required, phases 6 and 7 may be repeated a further one or more times, to produce a Third - and perhaps, subsequent - Drafts.
	Rework to incorporate comments and issue Final Draft.
	Customer review of Final Draft and approval sign-off.
	Issue of masters - Project completion.