Building a localization framework

Every localization project brings with it a new set of rules, checklists, information sheets and contact details. What seem to be unrelated chunks of project-specific information might actually reveal a pattern when compared with a series of different projects. Could this information add up to become your localization framework?

Text by Angelika Zerfaß Erich Schildhauer

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Building a localization framework

Whenever you work on a localization project, you will certainly have some rules or checklists on how to organize the project. There might be a list of questions to ask the customer, to help you get all the information needed for the project. There might be some special guidelines for a certain target language for this specific product or customer. Or you might have gathered some alternative contact information in case your primary contact is out of the office. 

The more projects you deal with, the more experienced you get with regard to what information is needed in what format and at what time. Sooner or later, you will start organizing this information. You will draw up a list of things that need to be done in a localization project (for a certain product, for a certain customer, for a certain language…). This is the origin of your localization framework. 

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