Designing effective writing-for-translation intranet sites

A writing-for-translation intranet site can provide technical writers with the information and training needed to meet their particular goals at any given time. By using systems theory as a design concept, such a site would make information easy to find and could allow technical writers to review training materials at their own pace. Organizations using such a mechanism can, in turn, cut translation costs by reducing the amount of time translators spend reviewing documents and querying authors for clarification.