Poll: Are you satisfied with how you manage your projects? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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Managing a project means a lot of things, starting from when you receive it, registering it (someone does it), translating, filing it and so on.
Well I manage my projects suitably to my needs, but I knwo that I could do much better, and I realize that when I have a larger amount of translations to be done, then I have to write down notes, and manually check if it fits...
So I can improve, even though it has worked till now.
[Edited at 2010-07-27 08:26 GMT]
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I'm satisfied with how I organize my translation work, but I've had challenges with invoicing and record-keeping over the years. I have yet to find software, other than MS Excel, that captures all the types of information that I track and incorporate in my invoices. And I find that I make mistakes--mistakes that would never happen in one of my translations!
| | | | Anna Katikhina 
United States
Local time: 13:49
English to Russian
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| Generally yes, but... | Jul 27, 2010 |
I'm at the point where I realize that I really need a personal assistant. Mostly because I'm too often ovrloaded with administrative/bookeeping work/answering calls from clients/etc... Having really huge daily workloads I feel like one day I'll just have to give up sleeping if i want to do everything i need to.
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MikeTrans
Germany
Local time: 22:49
Italian to German
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| A good CAT tool and... a long checklist | Jul 27, 2010 |
... these are my tools for successful PM. PM starts from the very project acceptance, passing to the translation, Quality Managment, delivery, invoicing, updating your ressources.
My checklist is more than 1 page long, with a lot of subtilities learned over the years from experience.
Mike
| | | | Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 14:49
English to Spanish
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In memoriam
There does not seem to be much to managing my projects. I simply receive them, note them in a log, do them, do the invoice and send it all out. That's it. If others have a problem in managing projects, then I think something must be wrong.
| | | | Chun Un
Macau
Member (2007)
English to Chinese
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| Proz.com invoicing tool | Jul 28, 2010 |
Muriel Vasconcellos wrote:
I'm satisfied with how I organize my translation work, but I've had challenges with invoicing and record-keeping over the years. I have yet to find software, other than MS Excel, that captures all the types of information that I track and incorporate in my invoices. And I find that I make mistakes--mistakes that would never happen in one of my translations!
I've been using the Proz.com invoicing tool since its launch. I highly recommend it if you haven't tried it already. It has made my life easier for sure.
[Edited at 2010-07-28 06:49 GMT]
| | | | Jussi Rosti
Finland
Local time: 23:49
Member (2005)
English to Finnish
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| Project management software | Jul 28, 2010 |
Muriel Vasconcellos wrote:
I have yet to find software, other than MS Excel, that captures all the types of information that I track and incorporate in my invoices.
Dear Muriel,
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There is a 30-day free trial, so you can evaluate if it fits your needs.
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Interlangue (X)
Angola
Local time: 22:49
English to French
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Henry Hinds wrote:
There does not seem to be much to managing my projects. I simply receive them, note them in a log, do them, do the invoice and send it all out. That's it. If others have a problem in managing projects, then I think something must be wrong.
It is of course easier to manage a smaller number of larger projects than an infinity of little odd bits and pieces but monthly invoices save me a lot of time and effort.
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