Ive been looking at using Wiki’s to document the business rules for Data Warehousing projects (more on that later) and in the process found some interesting articles that provide some good ideas of the processes that you should think about when starting a Wiki.
Use a wiki for internal documentation over at ittoolbox.com outlines 13 steps to consider when setting the Wiki up, before releasing it to the general population.
Best Practices for Wiki Standards and Procedures also at ittoolbox.com also gives a few simple steps to think about.
Wikipatterns.com have a raft of tip, with a great focus on how to spur wiki adoption.
The use a concept of adoption patterns, some which are positive and some are negative, and they align their articles to help you encourage or discourage these behavours. Or in their words:
“Applying patterns that help coordinate people’s efforts and guide the growth of content, and recognizing anti-patterns that might hinder growth - can give your wiki the greatest chance of success.Wikipatterns.com is a toolbox of patterns & anti-patterns, and a guide to the stages of wiki adoption.”
In fact the idea of adoption patterns could also probably be applied to Business Intelligence and Data Warehousng projects as well, something I think I might ponder on.
