This is my presentation "Dancing with Workflows" at Localization World 2014 in Dublin. It covers a special case of hybrid translaton workflow for SAP translations.

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iLocIT
Matthias Caesar
DE-44267 Dortmund
Germany
www.iLocIT.de@iLocIT
Smart Forms
Service
Mobile Client
@SAPtranslations
How AGILE
changed
SAP localization
at a large
German manufacturer

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iLocIT
Matthias Caesar
DE-44267 Dortmund
Germany
www.iLocIT.de@iLocIT
Smart Forms
Service
Mobile Client
@SAPtranslations
How PROCESS changed
SAP localization
at a large
German manufacturer

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Many HEADs, No
owner
Ad-hoc
Past
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Put the project (back) on track!
But which track,
actually?

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almost ONE owner
Scheduled
Present
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Hybrid Workflow
Steps / current workflow
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 Initial SAP Global Template translation for
a new country
- ONLINE (SE63)

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Hybrid Workflow
Steps / current workflow
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 DELTA translations to keep system up-to-
date (modifications, new developments)
- OFFLINE
(LXE_MASTER Externalization => XLIFF)
WHY?

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Agile! – what change(d)?
 Localization became part of the planing
 Localization starts with the project (not after)
 Localization is needed to meet the goal
 Localization workflow (semi-)automated (future)
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Agile

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ONE, and only one,
OWNER
Synchronized
Future
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Information
 www.se63.info/b
log/
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Good Luck!
and…
Thank you10 June, 2014
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