Following our exploration of the importance of Cognitive Debriefing in ensuring the cultural and linguistic appropriateness of patient-reported outcome measures, we now turn our focus to the best practices in conducting Cognitive Debriefing sessions. This critical phase in the translation process demands careful planning, execution, and analysis to ensure that the data collected is of … Learn More
Building on the foundational understanding of Cognitive Debriefing provided in the previous article, we delve into the pivotal role this process plays in clinical research. As we’ve established, Cognitive Debriefing is more than a mere translation check; it’s an essential step in ensuring that patient-reported outcomes are accurately captured across linguistic and cultural divides. This … Learn More
Not many people think of translators until they either need one or they find something that has been mistranslated. Let’s be honest, many don’t even know why we need translators. Some, when looking for translation, don’t think beyond selecting the cheapest or easiest translator with no real consideration of theirsubject matter expertise and quality. Translators … Learn More
In a previous blog, I defined EN15038, and described it as a way to evaluate translations and language service providers. Now we’ll explore ISO 9001 and ISO 9001 certified translation services. Having ISO 9001 certification is another way for you to know that your language service provider offers quality translations using certified processes and that … Learn More
I recently spoke with one of our new Project Managers who is currently going through our on-boarding training and I asked him what stood out so far with what he was learning about our translation processes. The thing that he thought was remarkable was the process that a document goes through in translation and the … Learn More
Large, highly technical translation and localization initiatives can be daunting. Especially when they are spread out over multiple projects and involve numerous languages. Languages can be ambiguous. Particularly, given the product-, company- or industry-specific terminology that exists and the multiple meanings a term or phrase may have. How do you manage multiple projects with multiple … Learn More
Sometimes we get so close to translation and localization projects we forget that not everyone knows the tools and technology we use. For example, we sometimes find ourselves explaining the difference between Translation Memory and a glossary or terminology database. This blog is dedicated to explaining that difference and the benefits of using both Translation … Learn More
Have you ever been asked to have a back translation and reconciliation done for your forward translation and you weren’t sure what that means or why it was necessary? Back translation and reconciliation services give you additional quality and accuracy assurance for your most sensitive translation and localization projects. Both back translation and reconciliation become important … Learn More