Documentation layout can be difficult for even the hardest workers. It’s easy to focus on the work itself and gloss over the importance of clear and easy-to-follow documentation, yet the documentation is what allows that work to get done! The following layout recommendations seem to be the most popular way for MSPs to organize documents:
Define a set of standards for flexible assets.
Create a company named “_Global” for global documents (generic documents that can be used for any customer – e.g. how to license a user in Office 365).
- KB(Knowledge Base)
- KB\Azure
- KB\Backups & DR
- KB\DNS
Each customer has a specific folder format (customer-specific settings in a particular software):
- KB
- KB\(core documents – e.g. new user setup)
- KB\App\(name the folder according to the application – e.g. KB\Adobe)
Only use the customer folder for CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC overrides to _Global.
Define a set of templates for commonly-used document layouts – e.g. new user creation, new PC setup, how-to guides, checklists.
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