翻译技术速递“How-to” Guide to Localization Budgeting
本地化预算指南
Report written by Miguel Sepulveda.
Calculating exactly how much it will cost to localize your digital content can be complicated and complex, as there’s no quick and dirty formula for estimating localization costs with any degree of precision. Quite to the contrary, creating an accurate localization budget requires an in-depth, detailed analysis of the materials to be localized, since there are so many factors that can affect the cost of localization that must be taken into account.
A business forecast can be a vital tool for localization budget planning and value creation, guiding actions by providing inputs needed to execute operational initiatives.
“What is business forecasting?
Business forecasting is a way of predicting the future — the future of narrowly defined economic conditions, that is. It combines information gathered from past circumstances with an accurate picture of the present economy to predict future conditions for a business."
Not all forecasts are built alike. However, we find that a great forecast has seven distinct attributes. In this article, we explain what factors should be taken into account when forecasting localization needs and creating your localization budget.
米格尔·塞普尔韦达撰写的报告。
精确计算数字内容本地化的成本可能非常复杂，因为没有一个快速而肮脏的公式可以精确地估算本地化成本。恰恰相反，创建一个准确的本地化预算需要对本地化材料进行深入，详细的分析，因为有如此多的因素可以影响本地化成本，必须加以考虑。
业务预测可以成为本地化预算规划和价值创造的重要工具，通过提供执行业务计划所需的投入来指导行动。
“什么是商业预测？
商业预测是一种预测未来的方法，即预测狭义的经济条件的未来。它将从过去情况收集的信息与当前经济的准确图景结合起来，从而预测企业的未来状况。“
并不是所有的预测都是一样的。然而，我们发现一个伟大的预测有七个鲜明的属性。在本文中，我们解释在预测本地化需求和创建您的本地化预算时应该考虑哪些因素。
以上中文文本为机器翻译，存在不同程度偏差和错误，请理解并参考英文原文阅读。
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