Case Study for a Rapidly Growing Health Tech Startup

Case Study linked here! The purpose of this case study was to answer the following prompt’s objectives:

Audit & Evaluate

  • Assess the company’s current knowledge base for their core product (written in “very basic form”).

  • Identify structural, stylistic, and organizational gaps.

Content & Information Architecture

  • Review existing article mapping and categorization.

  • Provide recommendations to improve:

    • Current content quality

    • Organization of similar and overlapping topics

    • Discoverability and user experience/navigation

Proof of Execution

  • Share an example of a non-confidential internal knowledge base article I authored.

Documentation Process & Governance

  • Explain my framework for creating, reviewing, and maintaining accurate and up to date documentation

Note: This case study was for the third-round interview. After I presented it, I advanced to the final round and finished as the runner-up out of 400+ applicants for the Program Manager, Knowledge & Documentation Accessibility role.

My Approach & Presentation

Strategic Knowledge Base Audit

  • Conducted a structured content audit to evaluate voice, formatting consistency, taxonomy, and categorization.

  • Identified inconsistencies in tone, structural formatting, and misaligned article mapping.

Information Architecture Improvements

  • Proposed a revised organizational model to consolidate overlapping topics and improve content hierarchy.

  • Recommended standardized formatting patterns to increase clarity and scannability.

Writing Examples

  • Shared two internal help center articles I created and maintained at Simpli.fi to demonstrate applied documentation strategy.

  • Explained their impact on end users and cross-functional stakeholders.

Documentation Process Framework

  • Walked through my 5-step documentation process:

    1. Stakeholder alignment & use-case discovery

    1. Collaborating with SMEs: Workflow and feature mapping

    2. Creating a structured draft

    3. Technical reviews & publishing configurations

    4. Post-publication governance

Long-term Documentation & Knowledge Base Governance

  • Reinforced documentation as a living system, emphasizing QA processes and ongoing content maintenance.

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