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Quality under pressure – a case study
September 27th, 2013The Hague
Quality under pressure – a case study
Attached BV case study from Liguria Traduce perspective:
Tasks, management, outcome. Liguria Traduce as a double player: provider and buyer
of translation servicesOur tools Liguria Traduce case study The expertise we have acquired
Attached BV case study from Liguria Traduce perspective
The project Translation EN > IT 36 files, 12k words approx. in total 3 working days estimated 1 TM + 1 TB + 2 reference files (glossary and style
guide)
Attached BV case study from Liguria Traduce perspective
The resources Experienced translators Knowledge of the specific field required Liguria Traduce used both in-house translators and
freelancers Both resources had experience for such client and
domain dating back to 10 and 5 years respectively MemSource as the only CAT tool
Attached BV case study from Liguria Traduce perspective
Tasks Provide a high quality text Be confident with the
client’s terminology and style
Big volume with a short deadline
Need to use MemSource as the only CAT tool for in-house and external translators
Management Setup of a MemSource
project with 2 translators and proofreaders
18 files, around 6k words per person
1 PM and 1 coordinator Easy to manage thanks
to online and offline editors
Attached BV case study from Liguria Traduce perspective
Outcome On time delivery Quality as requested/expected Smooth workflow; delivery in
bilingual docx files New terms/segments added to TM
and TB for future reference MemSource flexibility appreciated
by the translators
Main outcome• Client
satisfaction• Improved
knowledge for translators
Liguria Traduce as a provider of translation services
Company profile Established in 1985 We translate into several languages,
but main target language is Italian, of course
Main subjects are tourism, legal and insurance, maritime
We use CAT tools extensively and have a basic knowledge of MT post-editing
Active member of ELIA
Liguria Traduce is a company made of persons.The most important ones are our in-house translators and editors.
Liguria Traduce as a double player: provider and buyer of translation services
Quality under pressure: quality is what your client wants – MT post editing in MemSource
What is pressure? Time – quoting time – delivery timeResources – finding and managing translatorsTools – being ready
Liguria Traduce case study
Our 6th project with MemSource
Around 30k words – EN > IT
Bad source texts – scanned pdfs
Subject: highly specialized: agreements – bulk carriers
Mixed resources: in-house + freelancers
Availability in different hours of the day – ongoing productivity
Liguria Traduce as provider and buyer of translation services: why we use MemSource
http://blog.memsource.com/why-memsource-cloud/ shows at least 14 good reasons.Among them: It is free for our translators It has a flexible pricing, like no other tool It gives you hassle-free upgrades It is user friendly
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