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Application of the principles of quality management in the translation industry: Engagement of people

Application of the principles of quality management in the translation industry: Engagement of people

BURG Translations has been certified in the ISO 9001 process since 2009. This article will review the application of the principles of quality management in the translation industry and the engagement of people. It is part of a series of articles documenting our application of the ISO 9001 to our translation company. Read more

5 step to improving your translation quality results

5 step to improving your translation quality results

When you use a translation service, it’s easy to feel like you have no control over the quality of the final translation. However, it is possible to control this quality to a very high degree.

Let’s go through what you need to discuss with your LSP to ensure your next translation is the quality you want it to be: Read more

Application of the principles of quality management to the translation industry: Client focus

Application of the principles of quality management to the translation industry: Client focus

This article discusses how we apply Client Focus, one of the principles of quality management, to BURG Translations. BURG Translations has been certified in the ISO 9001 process since 2009. This article is the first in a series documenting our application of the ISO 9001 to our translation company. Read more

Project valuation without source files

Project valuation without source files

Providing an estimate for a translation project can be difficult without access to the original source files. However, BURG uses several heuristics to aid in determining the scope, cost, and estimated turnaround time without available source files. The goal of the estimate is to calculate a reasonable range within which the actual values of the quote would be.  There are five factors the Project Manager will consider in order to estimate a project’s value: Read more

ISO 9001

BURG Translations, Inc. granted ISO 9001:2015 standards certification

Chicago, IL, May 3, 2016: Chicago-based BURG Translations, Inc. – an international company specializing in technical translation services – announces they have earned the new ISO 9001:2015 standards certification. ISO 9001 is the world’s most widely recognized Quality Management System and helps organizations to meet the expectations and needs of their customers.

ISO 9001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system (QMS). Organizations that achieve this standard have proven the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer, statutory and regulatory requirements and other characteristics of world-class organizations’ operations across their technology, products, processes, and services.

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