SAP, a market leader in ERP had successfully established itself in the private sector in India. SAP wanted to make inroads to public sector & SMEs but faced the challenge of language barrier. Therefore, SAP decided to localize its ERP in Hindi.
Braahmam team was involved as language experts for ERP localization & testing. We received the prestigious SAP AG Service Recognition Award for our outstanding contribution towards localizing the ERP.
Tools/Technology Used
- Proprietary PM System
- SAP Translation System
- Trados
- Translation of 1.4 million lines in 11 months using SAP Translation System
- Onboarding & training of linguists on client’s System & Processes
- Easily understandable Hindi translations while adhering to official terminology
- Requirement of domain experts as linguists
- Consistent terminology requirement across all SAP applications
- Contextually correct translations that fit on ERP screens
- High quality translations requirement with 99.95% pass rate
- Daily targets with monthly customers reviews
- Ramped up team of linguists from 10 to 50 in 1.5 months & trained them on SAP Translation System
- Converted classroom training into interactive courses accessible through in-house developed LMS for effective learning
- Formed a team of domain experts for translation & validation
- Acted as a globalization consultant for SAP regarding the use of language & approach
- Developed in-house PM system with built-in workflows to facilitate project planning & execution with daily tracking
- In a short span SAP in Hindi was implemented in multiple Indian PSUs
- SAP could localize its ERP (end to end) by just changing 40k lines of its 1.4 million lines of code & without changing its Graphical User Interface
- Faster turnaround with quality helped SAP launch the localized ERP in 1 year
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