Program Management

Measuring return on localization investment is tricky. Localization managers at companies large and small have struggled with this task. If you are one of these frustrated managers, you owe it to yourself to listen to this podcast and learn from how HubSpot approaches measuring the ROI of their international initiatives.  Podcast: Proving the ROI of […]

In September, the European Language Industry Association (ELIA) hosted nearly one hundred localization professionals in Porto, Portugal for ELIA ND Focus on Project Management. Nimdzi Managing Director, Tucker Johnson, delivered the keynote address and attended all of the available workshops.                            ELIA ND […]

Localization nightmaresTop 7 fears that keep globalization directors up at night Introduction -  We wanted to find out what worries language services buyers the most, so we asked one basic question: What keeps you awake at night? We asked this question to over 100 buyers of localization services who work for any number of companies […]

In April of this year, the California Supreme Court abandoned its longstanding common law test used to determine independent contractor (IC) status and instead, adopted the strict ABC test. Several states have also adopted the ABC test, but some states are more relaxed in their application, requiring that only the “A” or the “B” sections […]

By July 2018, the TAUS Quality Dashboard benchmarking database had exceeded 100 million words. It is still small in comparison with TMS databases, but it is slowly becoming a relevant aggregation of translation project metadata from which we can start drawing early conclusions. TAUS Big Data Gets BiggerThe quest for an ideal TM / MT […]

For any business that relies on a healthy client base, creating and successfully managing quarterly business reports (QBRs) is critical to company success. Even though your clients have signed an annual contract, there is no guarantee they will renew at the end of the year, so take nothing for granted. Yes, they are your clients, […]

The second part of the webinar series covering the necessary soft skills for successful project management.

In this episode of Globally Speaking, Renato and Michael welcome Julio Leal, Localization Manager at Ciena. We discuss the triggers for implementing CMS and TMS technology and how to get it done. Tune in to hear his experienced perspective.                                  […]

Using sophisticated machine learning algorithms, we performed a statistical analysis of over 1,000 project manager profiles who are currently working in the localization field on both the client and vendor side, analyzed 245 separate criteria related to each of these 1,000 project managers, analyzed dozens of variables to find statistically significant correlations that drive success […]

This is the first part of our webinar series on soft skills for project managers.