Standards—de jure (ISO 17100, TBX, XLIFF) and de facto—shape which TMS fits your business. This piece connects certification requirements like ISO 9000 to TMS selection, arguing technology must adapt to your defined processes, not the reverse, especially when preparing for a formal audit.
How to choose a TMS based on your Translation Standards Read Post »
Unlike the ROI of localization or terminology, a TMS is tangible—making its return easier to compute. The piece walks through Gartner’s TCO method as the denominator and efficiency savings (reduced staff hours, up to 60% in reuse savings from leveraged translations) as the numerator.
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A knowledge base is a company’s central store of support information—the first stop for staff and customers alike. This piece walks through strategies for building one and then localizing it for global audiences, treating the knowledge base as infrastructure worth the same planning rigor as any other content asset.
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Lay summaries translate clinical trial complexity into plain language for patients and the public—no EMA template exists, unlike product information. This piece covers structuring around who/what/where/when/why, anticipating “so what?” questions, and pointing writers in other languages toward Plain Language Europe’s multilingual guidelines.
How To Write And Localize Lay Summaries Read Post »
The three questions you should ask to approach the topic of terminology and ROI: 1) Is it really necessary to do terminology work before starting a translation project? 2) How much time and money should I allocate? 3) How can I reckon whether it is going to be profitable?
What is the ROI of Terminology Management? Read Post »
With the internet’s “labyrinth of sources” making trustworthy terminology hard to find, this piece builds a reliability checklist: expert authorship, relevance, and a well-documented structure with clear origins. Wikipedia gets a nod as a starting point—useful for orientation, but too collaborative and unaccountable to rely on outright.
Terminology 101: How to Choose Your Terminology Sources Read Post »
