Everything changes very quickly in the modern world. Therefore, agile methodology is used today wherever possible. It also became an integral part of the software development lifecycle and, of course, affected product localization as well.
How does flexible localization help improve product quality and streamline business processes? Let's talk about the benefits of using agile on product localization projects.
What is flexible localization
Product localization is the adaptation of a product to the linguistic, cultural and other characteristics of a new market. Localization is often not taken seriously and is postponed until later. And only after the completion of the development and testing stages, the teams start thinking about localizing their software. But this increases the risk of not meeting deadlines and, even worse, releasing a "raw" product.
Unlike traditional localization, agile localization, like agile methodology in general, is associated precisely with consistent product improvement and close collaboration between different teams. It is a non - linear approach to the translation and adaptation of text materials.
The idea of an agile approach is that the localization and translation process is fully integrated into the product development cycle and becomes an integral part of it. Text materials are translated at the stage of product development. Thus, these two processes take place simultaneously.
How does flexible localization work?
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