Project Manager guide
As a PM you own the pipeline: getting files in, getting quality translations out, and keeping clients' linguistic assets (TM and termbase) in shape. This guide covers:
- Projects and files: the project creation wizard, file processing, analysis, the recycle bin.
- Workflow stages: Translation, Revision, and Proofreading automation, assignments, permissions, and delivery guardrails.
- Large files: analysis, JSON key filtering, and splitting for oversized files.
- Running translation: project pre-translation, TM-only mode, editor modes, Privacy Mode, and progress.
- Translation memory and termbase: project TM/TB, shared libraries, TMX/TBX import/export.
- Quality assurance: deterministic QA, LQA, verified fixes, issue review, edit-distance reporting, and delivery policy.
- Connectors: pulling content from and pushing it back to TMS/CMS systems.
- Video translation & dubbing: transcription, subtitle translation, AI dubbing, the video editor.
- Live Translate: scheduled interpreted sessions, live captions, terminology updates, replay, and reports.
- Media & standalone tools: transcribe, batch transcription, batch TTS, lip sync, OCR.
A typical project lifecycle
- Create the project with source/target languages; attach the client's TM and termbase libraries.
- Upload files (or pull them in via a connector).
- Run translation, TM pre-fills exact matches, the AI handles the rest with TB/TM hints.
- Run rule-based QA and LQA according to the project's delivery policy.
- Assign each workflow stage and have linguists edit, confirm, resolve issues, and mark their session complete.
- Confirm completion readiness, export completed files or selected XLIFF as a ZIP, and deliver or push through the connector.
- Export the updated TM/TB so the client's assets grow with every project.