Project Onboarding

Project Onboarding and Follow-Up Questionnaire:

Localization Workflow

• Do you have an existing localization workflow?
• Please detail your release cycle as much as possible.
• How often are you able to integrate translations into your project?
• How many languages are you able to integrate into your project? Do you have any limitations on adding new locales?

• If there are limitations, which languages are you able to include in your project?

• Do you have dedicated staff to respond to localization-related questions?
• Can you provide a string freeze of at least one week prior to release for localization?
• How easily can you update source text?
• Which of your project resources are highest priority?
• Can you incorporate partial translations?

• Should you use partial translations?

• Do you agree to only include reviewed translations in builds?
• Can you provide screenshots for strings?
• How can volunteers demo and test translations in context?

• Do you have regular beta releases that you can include partial and unreviewed translations in?
• Do you have a demo that regularly updates translations?

• Can you bundle string updates so that there is not a continual flow of new strings?

Usability

• What is your process for receiving, prioritizing and implementing user feedback?
• Do you have a user feedback framework?

Linguistic

• Do you have an existing glossary of terms used in your project?
• Are there any neologisms specific to your project?
• Do you have a project style guide?
• Should your project name be transcribed or translated?

Communication

• Which platforms do you use to communicate with your team and project contributors?
• Do you have any existing localization communication platforms?
• Which platforms do you use to manage bug and feature requests?
• Where do you communicate project updates and news?
• Can you announce when new translations and localization updates are released for your project?
• Is there dedicated staff to review open issues in the project on a weekly basis?
• Are you willing to engage with contributors in a project demo, Q&A or AMA?

Users & Languages

• Who is your target user?
• What are your language priorities and why?
• Please provide a use case for each of your language priorities.
• Which audience(s) are you trying to reach short term?
• Which audience(s) are you trying to reach long term?
• Do you have any organizational partners who are requesting your project in a specific language?

Marketing & Outreach

• Do you have an outreach strategy to market your tool post-localization?

Funding

• Do you have any funding to support localization work?
• Can you write localization funding into future proposals?

Misc.

• Can you link to your project in the translation platform on your website?
• Can you recognize collaboration with Localization Lab on your website?
• Can you recognize localizers in release notes, in app, on social media or on your website?