Estimate request for online help, single source project or user assistance

If you are considering producing an online help system for your software application, or developing several forms of documentation from a single source, we can provide you with a no obligation estimate of the costs you should anticipate for Armada to do this for you.

The intention of this estimate is to give you a ball park figure, to provide you with a general idea of costs, rather than being a firm quotation. Having received your estimate, should you wish to proceed, then the next stage would be to evaluate your software and discuss the project with you in more detail. We would then be able to provide you with a more accurate estimate.

Your details...

Forename

Surname

Organisation (if applicable)

Town/City

Phone

Do you employ your own technical author(s)?

Yes No.

Your requirements...

1. Do you require just online help, a single source project or full user assistance?

Just online help
Single source project
User assistance

2. Would you want us to author the text from scratch, or convert or upgrade from an existing format?

Author from scratch.
Convert an existing word processed document.
Upgrade an existing help file.

If Convert, what format is it in now?

If Upgrade, please indicate what source files you have and a provide a summary of the work required:

3. What help format do you require:

Not sure
Compiled HTML Help (.chm format)
Webhelp
FlashHelp
XML Help

JavaHelp
OracleHelp
WinHelp
MS Help 2

Software details...

To help us gauge the magnitude of your software application, please can you provide estimates for any of the following that you may know:

4. The number of man years effort invested in developing the application:
5. The number of unique options contained on all menus and toolbars:
6. The number of full screens /pages / tabs the software contains:
7. The number of small windows or dialogs the software contains:

8. Your estimation of the overall complexity of the software and the subject area it covers:

Simple Relatively straightforward Relatively complex Very complex

9. What function does your software perform, or what business or subject area is it related to?

General details...

10. Do you have available any existing documentation that we could use for research purposes or background

information? Please check all types that you have.

System specs. User guide (current) User guide (out of date) Marketing information

If you have any of these in electronic format, please could you attach them for us to look at?

Please note: You can only send one file, so if you have several documents please zip them.

11. Please enter any additional information that we should take into account when calculating our estimate

for producing your online help:

12. How did you find out about us?

Google
Other search engine
Directory entry

ISTC/Communicator magazine
Referral/word of mouth
Other

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