Global Initiatives
An enterprise content management process should obviously include a
global dimension. Large multi-national companies ship products to many countries and therefore
deliver product-related information to many local target audiences. The adaptation of content to
local audiences is critical to the whole product lifecycle and content management process.
The key
difference between content management and global content management is the ability to efficiently
handle the process of adapting content from one source market into another target locale.
Unfortunately, many companies roll out a content management strategy without thinking through
the "global" dimension of content management. They make the mistake of tackling the global
dimension of content management in phase two, after their initial business processes and systems
have been designed and deployed.
They assume that if the content authoring process is defined, the
translation and localization process is a simple add-on.
Also, headquarters is typically responsible
for content management, but the countries are typically the ones who best understand the issues in
adapting content to local markets. But treating the global dimension of content management as an
afterthought is often a costly mistake.
At Maloo Business Consulting we can help you in making sure you don't forget the important details of localised content in a global perspective. Contact us at services@malooconsulting.com or fill in the form on our Contact Us page.
