Introduction to Translation Project Management

Name: Introduction to Translation Project Management
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A practical introduction to translation project management.

Created byPeter Reynolds

Last updated 2/2019

English

What you'll learn

They will be giving an introduction to how to project manage a translation project.

Course content

6 sections • 12 lectures • 50m total length

Introduction4:38
This video introduces the course and to translation projects.
Assignment 1 define the steps in a translation project
Introduction to translation projects - part 211:43
This is part 2 of the introduction to translation projects.

Initial enquiry and Scope & agreement - Part 11:20
Identify the information needed from clients to scope translation projects, assess feasibility, costs, and timelines, and prepare the client TSP agreement; plan questions to ask before starting.
Assignment 2 - Write out the questions to ask the customer.
Initial enquiry and Scope & agreement - Part 211:55
Initiate the translation project by conducting the initial enquiry, defining scope and agreement, and using CAT tools and a TMS to analyze scope, budget, language pairs, and resources.
Assignment 3 – Create a project budget and a proposal for the customer
Initial enquiry and Scope & agreement - Part 32:27
Learn to create budgets and quotes for translation projects, cover direct costs and management fees, apply per word pricing, and formalize client-TSP agreements with scope, rates, and delivery timing.

Vendor and resource management - Part 13:36
Explore who works on a translation project and how project and vendor managers recruit translators, revisers, and reviewers, plus ISO 17100 qualifications and competences.
Assignment 4 define qualifications for translators and revisers
Vendor and resource management - Part 22:19
Explore how to recruit qualified specialist literary translators for translation project management, verify ISO 17100 qualifications, and assess trust via associations like ATA and BDU, Proz.com, and referrals.
Assignment 5 design your process for recruiting translators
Vendor and resource management - Part 30:49
Master vendor and resource management by ensuring translators meet qualifications, locating needed talent, and verifying candidates for the job.

Delivery and project closure - Part 10:36
Identify the final check before delivery, manage invoicing and paying the project team, and complete archiving for project closure in translation project management.
Assignment 6 Tasks which should be done as part of project closure
Delivery and project closure - Part 21:28
Review final checks before delivery, including translator quality, revisions, formatting, and task completion. Deliver the translation, invoice the customer, pay translators, and archive memory and resources to close the project.

Requirements

This is an introductory course where you do not need a lot of prior knowledge.
Basic knowledge of a translation project would be helpful.

Description

This course is for people who have just started working as a translation project manager or will be taking on that job soon.

The course is structured around a simple translation project. You will be acting in the role of a project manager in a translation company. Even if you work in the translation department of a corporation you should still find this project familiar.

There are 6 sections in this course. These are:

Section 1 – Introduction to translation projects
Section 2 – Initial enquiry and Scope & agreement
Section 3 – Vendor and resource management
Section 4 – Translation and revision
Section 5 – Delivery and project closure
Section 6 – Standards

The course has six assignments including a practical exercise where you create a project budget and a project proposal.

Who this course is for:

A new project manager at a translation company or a translation department in an enterprise.
Someone who would like to get a job as a translation project manager.

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Course content

Introduction to translation projects2 lectures • 16min

Section 2 - Initial enquiry and Scope & agreement3 lectures • 16min

Section 3 - Vendor and resource management3 lectures • 7min

Section 4 - Translation and revision1 lecture • 4min

Section 5 - Delivery and project closure2 lectures • 2min

Section 6 - Standards1 lecture • 6min

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