1. 1 Translation Project Management ©Nancy Matis 26-01-2007

2. 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. 3 STEPS OF A PROJECT

4. 4 4 Steps managed by a PM First Contact Analysis Budget Schedule Launching Monitoring Completing Archiving Post-Mortem

5. 5 INVOLVEMENT OF TRANSLATORS

6. 6 6 Possible role of translators First contact with clients Project Analysis

7. 7 7 Possible role of translators Budget Schedule

8. 8 8 Possible role of translators Launching the project Monitoring the project

9. 9 9 Possible role of translators Completing Production Post-Mortem Archiving

10. 10 Article on TPM www.translation-project-management.com

11. 11 STEPS OF A PROJECT

12. 12 Steps managed by a translator First Contact Analysis Budget Schedule Launching Monitoring Completing Archiving Post-Mortem

13. 13 COMPETENT PM

14. 14 Profile of a Good Translation PM  Languages  IT  Finances  Organisation  Planification  Communication  Leadership  Responsibility  Independence  Flexibility  Stress management ...

15. 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. 16 Inclusion in curriculum

17. 17 Master level Ex.: Lille3 – Université Charles de Gaulle: "Masters in Multilingual Technical Translation: Translation Technology and Project Management"

18. 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. 19 Lille 3 - PM Exercice ClientIPM Manager Local teams

20. 20 UG level – some ideas... IT basics CAT tools Seminars Translation on PC Wordcount Simple quotes PO checking Self-learning ... http://ecolotrain.uni- saarland.de/index.php?id=1924&L=1

21. 21 Conclusion Aim of PM courses... For future translators For future PMs

22. 22 Questions?

23. 23 THANK YOU!