WEBINAR: Effective Localization Project Handoff Management

In Olympic relay racing, the difference between first and second place in the sprint relays is usually measured in tenths or hundredths of a second. Therefore, precise execution of the "handoff" is paramount to success. Project handoffs in localization carry the same consequences as global companies sprint to maintain global market leadership. Localization projects require the coordination of myriad combinations of professionals and technologies facing complex linguistic, cultural, content, and technical challenges.

Localization expert Yusuke Kirimoto explores best practices that can be incorporated into handoff processes to reduce project costs and time-to-market, while strengthening product quality and client/vendor relations. Using a real client case study with dynamic examples Kirimoto discusses:

• Quality localization processes and the importance of the "handoff"
• Establishing project expectations and processes
• Accurately defining project scopes
• Managing project assets
• Translation and localization receivables and deliverables
• Client/Vendor communication

About Yusuke Kirimoto
Yusuke Kirimoto is ENLASO's Operations Manager, based in Boulder, Colorado. Yusuke is a recognized localization consultant with over a decade of experience in enterprise documentation, software, and website localization. Yusuke's expertise empowers ENLASO's global clients to migrate from traditional business environments to localization-ready systems with improved processes, using new language technologies, and collaborative client-vendor relationships that are critical to long-term global success. Yusuke began his career in localization as a professional Japanese linguist and joined ENLASO in 2000 as a localization engineer.