Translation, localisation and communication project management

Our project managers handle any linguistic or intercultural communication project on your behalf, in full compliance with your objectives in terms of both quality and budget.

Whenever there is the need to understand or interact with other languages and cultures, be it orally, visually or in written form, SMG Languages can organise and manage all the necessary human and technological resources to deliver the results you expect. This could be the localised translation of your corporate content or meeting the needs of a foreign audience or professional support in forging lasting international relationships.

Our experience dates back to 1990, and today we offer outsourced project management solutions that ensure specialist services without adding to your fixed costs: you are free to request and pay for the service on demand, so only when you need it.

What can our project managers do for you?

  • They always respond to your enquiries: whatever you need, you will be assisted by a dedicated project manager and their team, who will support you even on complex projects, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • They coordinate all the specialists working on the project, such as web analysts, copywriters, translators, communications creatives and ICT specialists.
  • They apply certified work processes, which produces exceptionally effective linguistic content, ensures the content’s legal compliance, guarantees a high level of confidentiality and optimises your international communication flows in accordance with major international certifications, including ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 17100 and ISO 18587.
  • They use exclusively tried-and-tested technologies capable of fulfilling the most ambitious objectives in terms of service quality, punctuality, information security, ethics, social impact and adherence to budget. For example, our platform SMGDesk allows you to request language services directly online, monitor project progress, view your personal client glossary and receive detailed statistics on the work carried out.
  • They help improve the performance of your staff and existing suppliers: if you would like to entrust certain services to your own staff or regular suppliers but need improvements in effectiveness or efficiency, our project managers will coordinate their day-to-day operations and support them in acquiring the necessary new skills.
  • They save you a huge amount of time and resources: if you have already managed translation and communication projects, you will know that project management can consume far more time and resources than the work itself. Coordinating linguists, assigning the various jobs, managing deliverables, liaising with revisers and proofreaders, resolving technical issues in the layout and formatting of foreign-language files, and checking for accuracy and consistency are just some of the many tasks a project manager has to do – tasks that SMG Languages can handle for you!

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR ONE-STOP LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS? OUR PROJECT MANAGERS WILL HANDLE EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR COMMUNICATION

1. Budget and quality objectives

Budget

  • We manage services in line with your budget.
  • We help you present localisation projects to your senior management.
  • We provide expert advice on reducing costs and managing resources.

Quality

  • We ensure effective intercultural communication through the engagement of experienced native-speaker linguists.
  • We create your glossary using scientific research methods, that identify objectively correct terms.
  • We ensure consistency of terminology in our own work and in the work of language service providers under our supervision.
  • We ensure delivery deadlines are met through the use of processes refined over 30 years of experience.
  • We implement specialised systems to manage unforeseen events and urgent requests.
  • We guarantee the confidentiality of information.

2. Our services and third-party management

Our services

  • Are you looking for a provider for all your multilingual communication needs or an alternative to your current providers? We offer an international team and 30 years of technological innovation.

Third-party service management

  • If you already use services provided by agencies or own staff, we can act as coordinator and review their performance. Our extensive experience in this area means we know how to identify non-conformities among service providers, resolve them and provide training to achieve the necessary improvements.
  • Our experience in the language market enables us to negotiate better rates from suppliers.
  • We provide systems to monitor the output and efficiency of language service providers.

3. Your control

Platform

  • SMGDesk.com is the platform that allows you to order intelligence, writing, translation and publishing services, monitor work progress, and archive and share documents and glossaries. The system can be accessed online at any time and is protected by advanced security measures.

Reports

  • We provide you with regular reports on the results achieved, which you can also download from SMGDesk.com.

Our speciality: translation project management

SMG Languages specialises in the end-to-end management of translation projects, from the client’s initial request to delivery of the translations.

 

We can deliver effective communication intended for any country and culture because, since 1990, we have managed translation projects in over 240 languages. Above all, translation becomes true localisation when our native-speaker translators adapt it to the cultural specificities of your target audience.

 

Our dedicated project managers provide 24/7 support coordinating all the staff involved in the various stages of the workflow: from translation and quality control to graphic layout and publication in multimedia and audiovisual formats.

 

We can identify the translators, editors and layout designers whose profiles best suit your needs, selecting them from among the hundreds of available linguists connected to our offices worldwide. If you have your own trusted translators, we can work with them to supervise and coordinate their work to improve efficiency.

 

You can log in to your profile on our platform SMGDesk at any time to check the progress of your jobs, make new orders and ask for quotes quickly and securely.

 

We also use our extensive translation memories created over the years and employ state-of-the-art CAT tools that enable us to identify and retrieve identical or closely matching content from past translations, which ensures the accuracy and consistency of terminology across all your translations.

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WE MANAGE PROJECTS COVERING THE ENTIRE COMMUNICATION CYCLE

INTELLIGENCE

Drawing on 30 years of experience through our Language Research Institute, we provide a comprehensive range of international information services.

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CONTENT WRITING

We manage copywriting, technical writing and editing projects, providing a comprehensive multilingual content writing service.

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TRANSLATIONS

Our offices around the world provide specialist translations in more than 240 languages: a professional service trusted by clients such as Ford, PwC, the European Union and the Italian Ministry of Defence.

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PUBLISHING

For organisations with the most demanding requirements, we provide a comprehensive package of multimedia content management services across text, graphic, audio/video or print formats.

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INTERPRETING

Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting services: professional solutions trusted by leading clients such as the OECD and the European Commission.

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MARKETING SUPPORT

We manage the distribution of your content – drafted, translated and revised – across various communication channels.

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TRAINING

Language training and training in communication project management: specialist courses and seminars to develop your skills.

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