Before you ask for a quote
Prepare source files, intended use, languages, authority requirements and the delivery format before asking providers to price the work.
KNOWLEDGE CENTER
Find the answer at the point where a project decision can still change the outcome
Browse by project stage rather than by service label: scope the work, confirm formal requirements, prepare product context, compare suppliers, brief interpreters and define acceptance before the cost of changing course rises.
Eight decisions to settle before they become rework
Open the guide that matches the decision currently blocking scope, production or approval.
Before certified or official-document work begins
Confirm the receiving authority, identity spelling, complete document set and any separate notarization/legalization/Apostille requirements.
Before localization enters a release
Provide stable string IDs, placeholders, context, locale targets, screenshots and the build that will be used for acceptance.
Before terminology is reused
Approve concepts, preferred terms, context, status and ownership before old wording spreads into new content.
Before a supplier is selected
Make use, representative content, acceptance, security, staffing and total operating cost comparable.
Before live interpreting
Provide agenda, languages, interaction format, speakers, terminology, venue/platform details and audio requirements.
Before final approval
Use risk-based QA to decide which errors matter, who can approve changes and what must be checked in the final format.
Before automation or AI is allowed
Define what may be automated, what data may enter which tool, how output will be evaluated and who remains accountable.