Upcoming Webinar:
How AI Makes Content Migration To DITA More Efficient
Bluestream is inviting content leaders, documentation teams, and technology decision-makers to join a free live webinar focused on the questions organizations should ask before switching to a new CCMS. The session will examine the strategic, operational, and migration-related considerations that can shape whether a CCMS change delivers long-term value or introduces avoidable complexity.
As more teams reassess their content systems, the decision to replace a component content management system is rarely just a software conversation. It affects content models, authoring workflows, publishing processes, integrations, user adoption, and future content strategy. This upcoming webinar CCMS session is designed to help organizations slow down, ask better questions, and approach the decision with clearer expectations.
What Will the Webinar Cover?
The webinar will cover the practical considerations that teams should evaluate before committing to a new CCMS, including why the move is being considered, what it may cost over time, and how migration choices can affect daily work. Attendees can expect a discussion that connects business goals with the operational realities of moving structured content from one environment to another.
Key topics planned for the session include:
- Strategic and operational reasons for replacing a CCMS: The webinar will look at common drivers behind a platform change, such as workflow limitations, publishing needs, scalability concerns, user experience, integration requirements, or the need to support a more mature content strategy.
- Evaluating total cost of ownership: Teams will be encouraged to look beyond licensing and implementation costs. A CCMS decision may also involve migration effort, configuration, training, support, governance, system administration, and the productivity impact of transition periods.
- The logistics of moving content: Migrating content is not simply a technical export-and-import exercise. Organizations need to consider content quality, reuse structures, metadata, taxonomy, legacy formats, broken links, publishing outputs, and decisions about what should be cleaned up before or during the move.
- Improving workflows and engagement: A new system may create an opportunity to improve authoring, review, approval, localization, and publishing workflows. The session will address how organizations can think about adoption and engagement so the CCMS supports real work rather than becoming another barrier.
- Implications of migration strategies: Different migration approaches can carry different tradeoffs. The webinar will explore how strategy affects timing, risk, resource planning, stakeholder expectations, and the ability to preserve or improve content value.
For teams comparing CCMS online options, the session is intended to provide a practical framework rather than a one-size-fits-all answer. The goal is to help participants identify the questions that matter most for their organization before they move forward with evaluation, budgeting, or implementation.
Webinar Details
The live session is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16, 2026. It will be delivered online, making it accessible to distributed teams and stakeholders who need to participate from different regions.
Details for the webinar schedule include:
- Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
- Time: To be confirmed in PDT, EDT, and CEST
- Duration: 60 minutes
- Location: Online
- Cost: Free
- Format: Live webinar
Because the event is online and free to attend, organizations can include multiple stakeholders in the conversation. That may be especially useful for teams where CCMS decisions involve documentation managers, content architects, product teams, IT, localization managers, and executive sponsors.
Webinar registration is expected to give attendees access to the live session details once the schedule is finalized. Interested participants should register early so they receive updates, access information, and any pre-event communications related to the session.
Speakers Bring CCMS and Content Strategy Expertise
The webinar will feature Andrew Douglas, Business Development Manager at Bluestream Content Solutions, and Lief Erickson, Founder and Principal Strategist at Intuitive Stack.
Douglas brings Bluestream’s perspective on CCMS implementation, adoption, and the challenges organizations encounter when modernizing structured content operations. His role connects business needs with practical content technology decisions, making him well positioned to discuss what teams should consider before they begin a CCMS transition.
Erickson brings more than 25 years of experience in content strategy and structured information work. His expertise includes information architecture, metadata, search, and AI-driven content strategy, areas that are increasingly important when organizations evaluate whether their current CCMS can support future content demands. His perspective is expected to help attendees think not only about migration, but also about the content foundations that determine whether a new system can perform well after launch.
Together, the speakers will address both the decision-making process and the downstream implications of changing platforms. That combination is important because a CCMS migration can look straightforward at the procurement stage but become more complex when teams begin mapping content, redefining workflows, and aligning stakeholders.
Why This Session Matters for Content Teams
Switching to a new CCMS can be a major turning point for an organization. Done carefully, it can help teams improve reuse, governance, publishing efficiency, and content findability. Done without enough planning, it can expose gaps in content structure, metadata, stakeholder alignment, or workflow design.
This ccms training opportunity is especially relevant for organizations that are questioning whether their current system still supports their needs. It may also help teams that have already started researching vendors but want a clearer way to evaluate options before committing to a migration plan.
The session is not just for technical teams. Business stakeholders can use it to understand the decisions that influence project scope and long-term cost. Content professionals can use it to anticipate migration challenges, identify cleanup opportunities, and advocate for workflow improvements that make the new CCMS more useful after implementation.
A Practical Next Step Before Migration
Organizations at any stage of considering CCMS migration can benefit from asking sharper questions before they act. Whether a team is just beginning to question its current platform or is already planning a move, this session is designed to provide practical guidance for approaching the decision more confidently.
The webinar will help attendees think through the operational, financial, and strategic implications of switching systems before those decisions become expensive to reverse. For teams looking for a clearer path through CCMS evaluation and migration planning, this free live session offers a timely place to start.
Register for the webinar to reserve your place and receive the online access details.
Considering a CCMS Replacement?
If your current CCMS is creating workarounds, limiting reuse, slowing releases, or making metadata difficult to manage, it may be time to review whether the system still fits your documentation strategy.
Bluestream’s XDocs DITA CCMS is designed to support structured authoring, content management, metadata management, reuse, release management, reviewing, collaboration, localization, and administration for technical documentation teams.
What is the webinar about?
This webinar explores the strategic, financial, and logistical considerations involved in replacing an existing Component Content Management System. It will help organizations understand what to evaluate before choosing a new CCMS and migration strategy.
Who should attend this webinar?
The session is designed for documentation managers, technical writers, content strategists, information architects, IT leaders, and anyone involved in selecting, implementing, or migrating to a new CCMS.
Why do organizations replace their current CCMS?
Organizations may replace a CCMS when it creates too much manual work, limits content reuse, slows publishing, lacks suitable integrations, or no longer supports their wider documentation and delivery strategy.
What should teams consider before switching CCMS platforms?
Teams should consider total cost of ownership, content migration requirements, existing workflows, integrations, user adoption, training, scalability, and how the new platform will support future content delivery needs.
What does the total cost of ownership of a CCMS include?
The total cost of ownership can include software, implementation, content migration, integrations, training, maintenance, and ongoing administration. Organizations should also consider potential efficiencies, improved customer engagement, and reduced manual work.
When is the webinar taking place?
The webinar takes place on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PDT, 1:00 p.m. EDT, and 7:00 p.m. CEST. It is a free, 60-minute online session.
Who is presenting the webinar?
The conversation features Andrew Douglas, Business Development Manager at Bluestream Content Solutions, and Lief Erickson, Founder and Principal Strategist at Intuitive Stack.
