This paper is intended for program managers, project managers, engineering leads, documentation writers or anyone, who will be involved in a localization project. By use of a hypothetical example, the paper describes the process of localization. It breaks down the process into phases and explains who, what, where and how is involved in a successful localization project.
KEYWORDS: translation, localization, L10N, internationalization, simultaneous release, deployment strategy, request for proposal, localization costs, translation leverage, translation memory, localization schedule, translation drops, online collaboration portal, EzBIS