User:Erpproject/SAP rollout including localisation to Brazil

SAP rollouts to Brazil including localisation A SAP rollout to Brazil is a big challenge due to massive legal and local requirements. If companies plan to rollout their software from Europe or USA to South America and Brazil they always experience huge obstacles, that is why all companies need external, professional assistance from experienced SAP consultants with Latin American and Brazilian localisation experience. In particular for the modules SD, FI and MM. Consultants should speak Portuguese and it helps if they speak as well English or German since most of the companies located in Brazil and in particular Sao Paulo metro area are German companies with Headquarter in Germany, Switzerland or Austria. In total they are only in Sao Paulo over 1400 German companies. Furthermore English, French, Japanese, etc companies.

To find the right partner to assist rolling out the SAP software is the first challenge. Not every consultancy can help and recruitment agencies often only want to sell consultants due to their business modell. A very recognized partner for Latin American and Brazilian rollouts is First Solid S.A. (www.firstsolid.com). They are experts in global rollouts including localisation issues specially for the LAtin American market but as well for Asia and the Middle East.

Important for successful rollouts is as well the project management since it is not a common SAP implementation but due to cultural and legal differences as well an international affair. The project manager should be able to speak spanish or portuguese and at least the English language. He should understand the stakeholder- and change management very well. ...