Collaborative translation
What is collaborative translation and how does Wordbee do it?
Collaborative translation refers to more than one person working on a document at the same time. Traditionally, real-time collaboration on a document wasn’t practical.
Enter Wordbee. Because Wordbee is a web based translation platform, everyone works from the same, real-time database, and everyone can access and edit the same file at the same time.
- Collaborative translation means that project managers, translators, proofreaders, and even clients can access the translation at any time.
- No need for check-in or check-out.
- Comments, questions, and answers can be managed directly in the CAT interface.
- Translation teams can be allowed to communicate in the tool. Each question and answer is visible to the whole team, reducing your project management time and improving quality.
Agencies use collaborative translation to improve customer satisfaction
Translation agencies are focused on client satisfaction, which has always been based on project turnaround time, translation quality, and “ease of service.”
Collaborative translation with web based translation tools like Wordbee helps in all three areas.
- Agencies deliver three to five days earlier than usual on a simple 50 page document. Because the proofreader or editor can edit documents simultaneously with the translator, the cycle is shortened.
- Project managers get total control, increasing quality. Because project managers can access the translation at any time, they know how much has been done and how much is left to go. Problems can be caught early and resolved.
- Clients can access the system. Completing the collaborative translation circle, clients can upload and download documents and even participate in the translation lifecycle. This is particularly useful to resolve technical questions using the comments panel of the CAT tool, and it’s really impressive.
Web based translation tools like Wordbee make it all possible
The key to collaborative translation is centralization of resources, tools, and management, and that’s why Wordbee developed the most powerful web based translation system available for agencies.
Online tools like salesforce.com made it clear long ago that web based business computing was the future. With the Wordbee translation platform, that time has finally come to the translation industry.