Monday, October 20, 2003
Rubric is pleased to announce that it will be giving a presentation about effective localization project management at the upcoming STC-Boston International SIG meeting to be held in Lexington, Massachusetts on October 27, 2003. Rubric's presentation "Localization Project Management: The Client-Vendor Partnership" will examine project management from two complementary vantage points: the client of localization services as well as the localization solutions provider.
The session will be educational in nature and will have a highly interactive atmosphere, engaging attendees to share their stories, experiences and ideas. Several project scenarios will be provided, with an opportunity for collaborative problem solving by the entire group. Questions posed will include:
- Why is it that if you need to talk with your vendor everyday your project is doomed for failure?
- Why is it that scalability can be best achieved with fewer people?
- Why is it that adding tasks to a localization schedule can actually reduce time-to-market?
With effective project management, a vendor can tackle massive volumes with small teams within tight deadlines. However, projects are a two-way street. A client can help a vendor to help the client. In fact, poor project management at the client side can be just as devastating as on the vendor side. This presentation will aim to define the critical ingredients in making any joint localization effort successful.
Marie-Anne De Warren, manager of the STC-Boston International SIG, states, "We are thrilled to have Rubric presenting about effective localization project management and look forward to a very lively discussion."
Who can benefit from this presentation?
- Writers and Translators
- Managers of Technical Publications
- Localization and Translation Vendors
- Translation Project Managers
The presentation will be given by Tom Shapiro, VP of Strategic Business Development at Rubric. Shapiro has more than 8 years experience in the localization industry and has been involved in a multitude of highly complex projects.
The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Lexington Inn in Lexington, Massachusetts. More information about the event can be found at http://www.stc-boston.org/sigs/internat.shtml.
About the Society for Technical Communication (STC)
The mission of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) is to create and support a forum for communities of practice in the profession of technical communication. STC is an individual membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication. It is the largest organization of its type in the world. Its 25,000 members include technical writers and editors, content developers, documentation specialists, technical illustrators, instructional designers, academics, information architects, usability and human factors professionals, visual designers, Web designers and developers, and translators - anyone whose work makes technical information available to those who need it. The Boston chapter International SIG provides members with a forum for exchanging information on internationalization, localization, translation, international standards, cross-cultural communication and technical communication worldwide. STC can be reached at http://www.stc.org.
About Rubric
Rubric assures a better localization experience. Specializing in globalization services for the high technology industry, Rubric brings flexibility, on-demand scalability, and integrity to guarantee localization success. Rubric's refined processes adapt to the high tech sector's need for proactive localization planning, anticipation of dynamically changing requirements, and agile response capabilities. For more information, visit www.rubric.com.