A Translation Project with Six Target Languages --- Management from Scratch

1. Project Report Video

2. What Did We Accomplish in This Project?

How do we manage a translation project with six target languages from scratch?

Below is a summary of the documents we made and the actions we took to make sure the project went smoothly and efficiently.

Teamwork & Providing Feedback

Personal & Team Work Boundaries

Non-Disclosure Agreement 🖋

Time Studies

Time Studies Education

Time Recording Workflow

Documentation for Virtual Collaborations

Set up a Team Wiki webpage showing project docs and progress

• Home page

• Client’s source content

• Client information

Quality Control with Specifications

Using Buyer Personas to define Audience and Purpose

Localization Specifications Form

Terminology Management

Localization Terminology Databases

Term Submission Forms

Quotes

Translation Rates (for 6 languages)

Estimating Time Needed with Metrics

Timelining with Gantt Charts

Talent/Vendor Management

Talent recruitment simulation - Identified five (5) real-life translators from ATA Directory, Proz, and Translator's Cafe, who may be qualified for the projects after further screening.

Source Content Preparation

Style guide

Cleaning the source files

Translation and Design Preparation

Purchase of Work Order

Memsource Project

Quality Management

Bitext & In-Context Reviews

Deliveries and Email

Email Sample

Post Mortem

Meeting Log for 10 meetings:

• Date

• Present

• Agenda

• Action items

Risk Register form for 58 Risks in the project:

• Problem and impact score

• Category

• Description

• Response

• Queries log

Time Tracker Report from October to December:

• Instruction: Tracking your time - Why and How

• Time tracker (per week) (per team member)

• After action review (per week)

*This is a simulation project*