International SAP Roll-Outs; The good, bad, and ugly (feat. Christopher Hearn)

Episode 47 August 02, 2022 00:57:13
International SAP Roll-Outs; The good, bad, and ugly (feat. Christopher Hearn)
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International SAP Roll-Outs; The good, bad, and ugly (feat. Christopher Hearn)

Aug 02 2022 | 00:57:13

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Show Notes

Implementing and rolling out SAP solutions internationally can be a huge challenge with many language-related risks for project success. This livestream will look at what that means and how to avoid the "bad and ugly". We will look at some real-life examples and share some best practices.

About Our Guest: Chris Hearn has a wealth of experience with SAP, international rollouts and all language-related challenges going back over 30 year years. Chris was head of translation at SAP, later became worldwide Product Marketing Director for the SAP Netweaver platform and is currently Head of the SAP Practice at United Lanugage Group assisting SAP clients and partners with all their language challenges in their SAP rollouts.

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