Independent localization program advisory
See what localization needs. Know what comes next.
Whether you are building a localization program or looking closely at the one you have, JPK helps you define what localization needs to do, interpret what the signals mean, and decide what should happen next. That gives you a clearer basis for decisions about providers, workflow, tooling, and governance.
How our independence worksWhere to start
What do you need to decide?
The engagement comes later. Start with the question in front of you, whether you are building a program or changing one that already exists.
Quality
Can the quality system support the decisions you need to make?
Localization Operations
Is the program set up with clear ownership, workflow, and control?
Commercial & Renewal
Do the commercial terms fit how the program needs to run?
RFP & Provider Selection
What should providers have to prove before you choose one?
Planning or testing an AI or machine-translation workflow? Compare the claimed uplift with the human effort, cost, control, and quality it actually requires.
Program Preview
Localization reporting is usually accurate. It is rarely enough.
The same metric can support a different conclusion once you see what sits behind it.
386,726 source words across 225 deliveries. Start with one familiar metric and change the context around it.
On-time delivery · Q1 2026 · 4 providers
- Original deadline
- 91.1%
- Gross delivery
- 93.3%
- Vendor-attributable
- 97.8%
Which one goes in the QBR deck?
Original-deadline OTD is 91.1%. Gross delivery improves the picture. After delay ownership is reviewed, vendor-attributable OTD rises to 97.8%. The useful question is what changed between those clocks.
Original-deadline OTD improved through the quarter:
Jan 83.8% → Feb 93.1% → Mar 95.3%
The quarter average describes neither January nor March.
This is one synthetic three-month program, not a provider ranking.
Open the executive dashboardQuick checks
What does the headline number leave out?
Each tool tests one assumption or headline number. None diagnoses the whole program.
Loaded Word Cost
What does the word rate leave out?
Add the review, quality control, and project management effort the quoted rate does not include.
Unreviewed Exposure
How much work goes unreviewed?
Estimate how much source-word volume reaches delivery without a defined human review step.
Translation Capacity
Does the workload fit the capacity?
Test whether the expected workload fits the people and time available to run it.
How we work
Diagnose / Decide / Support
Diagnose
Establish the starting state, whether the program exists or is being built.
Decide
Work out what should be built, changed, kept, or tested next.
Support
Help establish the model and support its owners when ongoing help is useful.
Fit call
Start with the decision in front of you.
Bring the plan, the numbers, or the question you need to work through. We will start with what is known and what the program needs to support.
Prefer email? There is an email option on the fit call page.