1 Translation Project Management ©Nancy Matis
2 2 Steps of a translation project Possible role of translators in each step Similarities between a big project managed by a PM and a project managed by a freelance translator Profile of a good PM Why are translators/former students in translation good PMs? How to insert PM courses in a curriculum? * Master level (ex. of Lille) * Undergraduate level AGENDA
3 STEPS OF A PROJECT
4 4 Steps managed by a PM First Contact Analysis Budget Schedule Launching Monitoring Completing Archiving Post-Mortem
5 INVOLVEMENT OF TRANSLATORS
6 6 Possible role of translators First contact with clients Project Analysis
7 7 Possible role of translators Budget Schedule
8 8 Possible role of translators Launching the project Monitoring the project
9 9 Possible role of translators Completing Production Post-Mortem Archiving
10 Article on TPM
11 STEPS OF A PROJECT
12 Steps managed by a translator First Contact Analysis Budget Schedule Launching Monitoring Completing Archiving Post-Mortem
13 COMPETENT PM
14 Profile of a Good Translation PM Languages IT Finances Organisation Planification Communication Leadership Responsibility Independence Flexibility Stress management ...
15 Translators = Good PMs Languages XXXXX IT XXX Finances X Organisation XXXX Planification XXX Communication XXX Leadership XX Responsibility XXXX Independence XXXX Flexibility XXX Stress management XX...
16 Inclusion in curriculum
17 Master level Ex.: Lille3 – Université Charles de Gaulle: "Masters in Multilingual Technical Translation: Translation Technology and Project Management"
18 Lille 3 - PM Module + 30 hours The whole project cycle Instructions, Questions, Feedback, etc. Tracking file, Status report, Post-Mortem, Several practical exercices Etc. AND Virtual exercice of PM on a Multilingual project
19 Lille 3 - PM Exercice ClientIPM Manager Local teams
20 UG level – some ideas... IT basics CAT tools Seminars Translation on PC Wordcount Simple quotes PO checking Self-learning ... saarland.de/index.php?id=1924&L=1
21 Conclusion Aim of PM courses... For future translators For future PMs
22 Questions?
23 THANK YOU!