Translation

In addition to our experienced translators and advanced technology, the superior quality of BEC project also relies on our effective project process that has been continually optimized during our ten years of practice. We have successfully customized this workflow into our own Project Management System (please refer to BEC PMS), which helps us control and monitor the entire production process to ensure that it strictly complies with the regulated procedures.

BEC has developed a six-step project process for translation. The translation process is implemented in accordance with the following steps:

Step 1: Project Kick-off

The project manager goes over the client's requirements regarding document content, workload, turn-around time, formatting, and layout, confirms the translation rates and gets a formal Purchase Order from the client.

Step 2: Project Preparation

The project manager appoints a project team, prepares a project kit/glossary and provides technical training for team members if necessary. The project manager also foresees potential problems and finds feasible solutions to avoid any unexpected setbacks.

Step 3: TEP Processes (TEP=Translation, Editing and Proofreading)

Translations are carried out by translators who have related background experience and are native speakers of the target languages. Query reports and regular meetings are used to solve problems and share information promptly. Editors review 100% of the translations by comparing the target language against the source language. Accuracy, grammar, spelling, and writing style are checked thoroughly. Proofreaders simulate the experience of the end user by proofreading the text without referring to the source documents.

Step 4: Quality Assurance (QA)

A separate QA process is executed to randomly check 10% of the translated and reviewed files. Project instructions and our internal quality standards are referred to when checking the translation quality.

Step 5: Project Sign-off

A sign-off meeting is held among the project team members and the QA manager to perform a final review of the project to make sure all the requirements have been satisfied with high quality. The finished files are submitted to clients using the designated method.

Step 6: Project Summary

The project manager and QA manager internally evaluate the project quality and team members' performance. The translation memory and glossary are maintained for the next release and all the related files are backed up.