ISO 11669:2024

Translation projects — General guidance

This document gives general guidance on all stages of a translation project. Its main purpose is to ensure efficiency and quality by enhancing communication among the parties involved in the translation project. This document provides a framework for developing translation project specifications that are the basis for requesting, setting up, managing and evaluating translation projects. It also includes guidance on needs analysis, risk assessment and workflows, but it does not provide procedures for evaluating the quality of translation output. This document is primarily intended for those who request translation services. However, it can also be relevant for the translation service providers and the end users of the translation output. It is applicable to all sectors, including the commercial and government sectors, and non-profit organizations. It does not apply to interpreting services.

Projets de traduction — Recommandations générales

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 13-Mar-2024
• ICS: 01.020 - Terminology (principles and coordination)
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 37/SC 5 - Translation, interpreting and related technology
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 37/SC 5/WG 1 - Translation
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 14-Mar-2024
• Due Date: 04-Nov-2023
• Completion Date: 14-Mar-2024

Relations

• Revises: ISO/TS 11669:2012 - Translation projects — General guidance
• Effective Date: 23-Apr-2020

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Translation projects — General
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 General concepts .1
3.2 Concepts related to translation projects .2
3.3 Concepts related to people involved in translation projects .4
3.4 Concepts related to translation technology .5
4 Context of translation projects . 5
4.1 General .5
4.2 Translation standards .6
4.3 Translation project parameters .6
5 Initiation stage . 7
5.1 General .7
5.2 Initial needs analysis .7
5.3 Risk assessment .8
5.4 Selecting a translation service provider .9
6 Planning (pre-production) stage .
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Foreword .v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 General concepts . 1
3.2 Concepts related to translation projects . 2
3.3 Concepts related to people involved in translation projects . 4
3.4 Concepts related to translation technology . 5
4 Context of translation projects .5
4.1 General . 5
4.2 Translation standards . 6
4.3 Translation project parameters . 6
5 Initi
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Contents
Foreword . viii
Introduction . ix
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 General concepts . 1
3.2 Concepts related to translation projects . 3
3.3 Concepts related to people involved in translation projects . 4
3.4 Concepts related to translation technology . 5
4 Context of translation projects . 6
4.1 General . 6
4.2 Translation standards . 7
4.3 Translation project parameters . 8
5 Initiation stage . 8
5.1 General .
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