Project ManagementArticles in this section deal with issues surrounding localization project management. Creating a Framework for Saying 'No'
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Abstract "It was a crazy idea to begin with," lamented the senior project manager, "and it only got worse from there. Now I have to go back and focus on extensive damage control with our client when I really should be spending my time on more productive tasks." His company had received a request from a principal customer to translate over 52,000 words in 48 hours. Even an entry-level localization professional knows that this volume is the equivalent of roughly 26 translator days. With two days to deliver, this would mean 13 translators, not even allowing for supplier procurement time, terminology synchronization, editing and ...
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