Brief Builder

The virtual document enabled brief builder application allows multiple authors to contribute to work of creating and updating briefs with the standard PowerPoint authoring tools they currently use. Brief owners can leverage reusable virtual brief templates and brief section task management to implement repeatable brief authoring and update processes.

Features

Controlled concurrent authoring so the entire team can work on the brief at the same time using the SharePoint check-in / check-out features with which they are already familiar.

Integrated task management

Each person knows exactly for which part of the brief the person is responsible

Brief owners have visibility into each person’s task status

Use existing tools like Outlook, Excel, Project, or SharePoint web UI to manage tasks

Granular security

Restrict each part of a the brief to authorized readers or authors

Prevent authors from overwriting each others' changes

Granular workflow

Focus reviews only to changed parts of a brief

Specify reviewers for each part of the brief, keeping each review session focused and short

Granular version history

See when individual sections of a brief have changed as well as the overall brief version history

Easily determine when a particular section was changed and by whom

Easily revert one section to a previous version without losing changes in other sections

Virtual brief template gallery

Allows brief owners to pre-define organizational or departmental brief templates

Define default structure

Define styles and formatting

Pre-populate templates with content, like required status categories, reporting requirements, milestones, etc.

Usage Scenarios

Team-Based Document Authoring

Document Authoring with External Users

Sensitive Document Authoring

Verticals

DoD

Federal government

State and local government

All, not vertical-specific

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