Data Woes to Data Flows Localization World 2014 Dublin by Welocalize Derek Coffey and XTRF
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From Data Woes to Data Flows Derek Coffey Welocalize Tomasz Mróz XTRF
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Derek Coffey, SVP of Technology at Welocalize and Tomasz Mróz from XTRF Management Systems presented at Localization World 2014 in Dublin. In their presentation, they discuss how to move data in the translation process with efficiency, increasing productivity and driving improved workflow processes. Welocalize and XTRF recently announced the integration of systems to help Welocalize client's benefit from the API between XTRF's translation management system and Welocalize's account management platform, Falcon.
Transcript of Data Woes to Data Flows Localization World 2014 Dublin by Welocalize Derek Coffey and XTRF
From Data Woes to Data Flows
Derek Coffey WelocalizeTomasz Mróz XTRF
How many tickles does it take to make an
octopus laugh?
How many tickles does it take to make an
octopus laugh?
Ten Tickles.
Drive out waste.
What are our Data Woes?
Every LSP manages two sets of Data -
Every LSP manages two sets of Data:
- The Translatable content
Translatable content - Version 1
Translatable content - Version 2
How we measure how busy we are
How we need to measure how busy we are:
How many individual projects do we create?
How many unique activities or tasks do we track with our supply chain?
Every LSP manages two sets of Data:
- The Translatable content
-The Project Management & Accounting content
PM and accounting data - The Excel era
PM and accounting data – The ‘Access is now part of office’ years
PM and accounting data – Web App’s
PM and accounting data – Client needs a portal
TMS Connectors
So surely a vendor portal fixes the
issues?
Vendor web services
Diversity in our Supply chain -
Use Excel & Outlook….
Use a Proprietary system
Use XTRF or Plunet
Use another licensed product
Planning to implement a licensed solution
Don’t need to access the vendor portal.
Significantly reduces our Supply Chain PM overhead.
Can see new tasks as they are created by our PM’s.
Queries they create in their system appear in ours.
We are sharing a single set of data – accuracy.
Vendor web services
Supply Chain proprietary systems
WHAT IS XTRF ?
• It is a web-based platform, that supports management of translation and localization projects and the full scope of business processes related to those projects. This means handling files, preparing and delivering documents, e-mails and information.
• XTRF enables management of Customers’ and Vendors’ database, Invoices, Sales and Business KPIs.
• A system which helps companies to substantially reduce the costs and to improve overall efficiency by accelerating and automating business processes.
OBJECTIVES OF XTRF & FALCON INTEGRATION
• Quick response time to the proposed jobs requested by Welocalize
• Minimizing the individual project costs. No manual retyping information
• Quick delivery of great numbers of projects
• Savings and better service provided
WORKING WITH FALCON WITHOUT INTEGRATION
1. Login to Falcon (couple times per day)
2. Checking new tasks
3. For each new Falcon task – new record in your system (quote or project)
4. Retyping, retyping, retyping…
5. Checking resources, starting new project,
6. Accepting the quote/Starting the project – in both systems.
7. Login to Falcon (on Project delivery)
WORKING WITH FALCON WITH INTEGRATION
1. Automatically created quotes with all Instructions & calculations
2. Falcon updated on Project closing.
3. … no login into Falcon
4. … no retyping
Demo
