Steve Bogner is Managing Partner at Insight Consulting Partners and worked with SAP HR/Payroll since 1993. Follow Steve's thoughts on SAP HR technology, process and people, as well as the consulting profession here at the Insight Blog. Steve is also on Twitter at 'SteveBogner', and the Steve Bogner's Insight podcasts are available on the blog as well as iTunes.
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If you are approaching a multi-country SAP HR implementation be sure to check their web site on globalization: http://service.sap.com/globalization. In addition to listing the supported countries, it gives you the contact persons in SAP who are responsible for those countries and some links to the country-specific documentation. Of course, since this is in Service Marketplace you will need to have a user ID and password to access it.
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Re: Globalization information for SAP HR
Another thing to keep in mind on a global implementation is that you have to be very selective on choosing your consultants if you are implementing country specific functionality such as payroll. For example I know US Payroll very well but have never done a Japan payroll implementation. I am confident that with my base payroll knowledge I could learn the Japan specific components but I would learning as I went and that is not a luxury that all implementations have.
That said if you find a resume of payroll consultant that has experience in 10 large countries and claims to be an expert in all I would recommend that you call all the references :-)
Great job Steve continuing to provide excellent information and content in your blogs.
Re: Globalization information for SAP HR
Good points, as always, Jarret. The approach I like to use on global implementations is to centralize the implementation standards and those things that are more global in nature - OM, PA, Time and Gross Payroll. Then find local in-country consultants to do the net payroll and compliance parts. It can be challenging to find good in-country resources, but that's getting better.
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