Documentation Quality Measure

A Documentation Quality Measure is a quality measure that quantifies the effectiveness and value of documentation assets.

• AKA: Documentation Metric, Document Quality Indicator, Documentation Quality KPI.
• Context:
  • It can typically assess Documentation Quality Dimensions through documentation quality metrics.
  • It can typically support Documentation Quality Monitoring via documentation quality dashboards.
  • It can typically enable Documentation Quality Improvement through documentation quality feedback loops.
  • It can often integrate Documentation Quality Thresholds with documentation quality SLOs.
  • It can often track Documentation Quality Trends across documentation lifecycle phases.
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  • It can range from being a Simple Documentation Quality Measure to being a Composite Documentation Quality Measure, depending on its documentation quality measure complexity.
  • It can range from being a Manual Documentation Quality Measure to being an Automated Documentation Quality Measure, depending on its documentation quality measure collection method.
  • It can range from being a Leading Documentation Quality Measure to being a Lagging Documentation Quality Measure, depending on its documentation quality measure timing.
  • It can range from being a Objective Documentation Quality Measure to being a Subjective Documentation Quality Measure, depending on its documentation quality measure assessment type.
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  • It can support Documentation Governance Decisions through documentation quality evidence.
  • It can enable Documentation Risk Assessments via documentation quality indicators.
  • It can facilitate Documentation Compliance Verification with documentation quality standards.
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• Examples:
  • Content Quality Documentation Quality Measures, such as:
    • Documentation Accuracy Measure for documentation truthfulness verification.
    • Documentation Completeness Measure for documentation coverage assessment.
    • Documentation Clarity Measure for documentation readability evaluation.
  • Operational Documentation Quality Measures, such as:
    • Documentation Freshness Measure for documentation timeliness tracking.
    • Documentation Findability Measure for documentation search effectiveness.
    • Documentation Accessibility Measure for documentation inclusivity assessment.
  • Impact Documentation Quality Measures, such as:
    • Documentation Engagement Measure for documentation user interaction.
    • Documentation Effectiveness Measure for documentation task completion.
    • Documentation Value Measure for documentation ROI calculation.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Software Quality Measure, which assesses code quality rather than documentation quality measure.
  • Data Quality Measure, which evaluates data integrity rather than documentation quality measure.
  • Process Quality Measure, which tracks process efficiency rather than documentation quality measure.
• See: Quality Measure, Documentation Management Domain, Documentation Governance Framework, Management Process, Information System, Management Artifact, Documentation Lifecycle Management Process.

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