Localization Project Management Self Study Curriculum
Topics of the Readings
What Big-ticket buyers look for in Localization vendors
Localizing worldwide mobile apps
Project management and machine translation
Practical survival guide for globalization project managers
Topics of the recordings
The Global Company
• Facets of a truly global company
• The role played by a localization strategy and its impact a company to create localized products
• Five levels in the Localization Maturity Model
Applying the PMI Standard to Localization
• How the Project Management Institute can assist you as a localization project manager
• Project Scope, Time and Cost Management knowledge areas
• 5 process groups from the PMBOK® Guide
Project Initiation
• Interactions between project sponsor, project manager, procurement and LSP during the Sales and
Procurement phases of the localization workflow
• How project objectives can help you to determine project success in an objective way
• Select the approach to be used for tools and processes on your own localization projects based on
your standard processes and tools available
Project Planning
Requirements, Scope and Work Breakdown Structures
• Natural, external and discretionary dependencies between project tasks
• Workload and duration for a project task
• Four different methods to bring in (compress) a schedule
Budget
• Create a budget from a schedule for your own projects
• Explain the importance of maintaining Budget to Actual information
Quality Management
• Quality Evaluation Model
• TAUS Dynamic Quality Evaluation Model
Risk Management
• Four steps of Risk Management
• Objectives of a Risk Breakdown Structure
Communication Management
• Localization metrics
• Communications Plan
• Escalation paths
Project Execution & Monitoring
Project Execution
• Project team training program
• Quality Assurance
Monitoring and Control
• Administer procurements
• Cost control
• Risk control
• Earned Value Measurement
Project Closure
• Project Objectives and metrics
• Post-project review agenda
• Project pitfalls
•Best Practices
Impact of Technology on Localization
Agile Development and Continuous Translation
• "Traditional" waterfall model vs. Agile development model
• Automation of the localization workflow
• Best localization practices in an Agile development environment
Translation in the Cloud
• Cloud based translation management system vs. an off-line, stand alone translation management
system
• Advantages of a cloud based system
• Limiting factors on translation productivity
Machine Translation and Post-editing
• Typical workflow for machine translation
• Acceptance of machine translation by buyers of localization
Community Translation
• Project management activities on a traditional, LSP based translation project vs. a community
translation based project
• Technology requirements for community translation