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Michael McKenna, Senior International Engineering Manager, Zynga Paul-Henri Arnaud, Senior Process Analyst, Autodesk Leandro Reis, Senior Globalization Program Manager, Adobe Internationalization Assessments: Merging the best of three approaches 2012 Internationalization and Localization Conference March 15, 2012
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Michael McKenna, Senior International Engineering Manager, Zynga
Paul-Henri Arnaud, Senior Process Analyst, Autodesk
Leandro Reis, Senior Globalization Program Manager, Adobe
Internationalization Assessments: Merging the best of three approaches2012 Internationalization and Localization ConferenceMarch 15, 2012
Internationalization Assessments: Merging the best of three approaches
● One idea, three independent implementations:
Measuring Globalization
● Similar objectives for three corporations○ Measure globalization achievement○ Report and track results
● Decide to compare, collaborate○ Requirements○ Groupings○ Scoring methods
● Share○ Similarities and differences○ Issues and future directions
Internationalization Assessment Tool: Before and After
21 categories, 102 requirements, 1 tool
3 tools
284 requirements
67 categories
Autodesk’s Globalization Dashboard
● Two main components○ Data entry (with basic viewing)○ Data analysis component
● Four major areas○ Software: Localization Ready○ Software: World Ready○ Documentation: Localization Ready○ Documentation: World Ready
● New features○ Additional rating aids
■ Compare with reference project & reuse data ■ Automatic data collection: web service to other
systems ■ Filtering, comparison
○ Common requirements update
Autodesk’s Globalization Dashboard
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Autodesk’s Globalization Dashboard
Autodesk slide
Adobe’s Globalization Report Card
Adobe’s Globalization Report Card
Adobe’s Globalization Report Card
Zynga - Connecting the world through games
Most new games released in 12 to 16 languages
Zynga - Connecting the world through games
Internationalization Assessment tool – Getting Started tab
Internationalization Assessment tool – Data tab
Internationalization Assessment tool – Data: Grading sections
● ID● Category/Requirement● Requirement description● Question Weight● Overall Score● Enablement
○ World-Ready○ Localization
● Regions○ Region Independent○ Europe - Basic○ East Asia○ Europe - Extended○ South / Southeast Asia○ Middle East○ Africa
● Roles○ Planner○ Designer○ Engineer / Tester
● Types of applications○ Desktop○ Browser○ Server○ Mobile
Internationalization Assessment tool – Data: Grading sections
● ID● Category/Requirement● Requirement description● Question Weight● Overall Score● Enablement
○ World-Ready○ Localization
● Regions○ Region Independent○ Europe - Basic○ East Asia○ Europe - Extended○ South / Southeast Asia○ Middle East○ Africa
● Roles○ Planner○ Designer○ Engineer / Tester
● Types of applications○ Desktop○ Browser○ Server○ Mobile
Internationalization Assessment tool – Data: Grading sections
● ID● Category/Requirement● Requirement description● Question Weight● Overall Score● Enablement
○ World-Ready○ Localization
● Regions○ Region Independent○ Europe - Basic○ East Asia○ Europe - Extended○ South / Southeast Asia○ Middle East○ Africa
● Roles○ Planner○ Designer○ Engineer / Tester
● Types of applications○ Desktop○ Browser○ Server○ Mobile
Internationalization Assessment tool – Data: Grading sections
● ID● Category/Requirement● Requirement description● Question Weight● Overall Score● Enablement
○ World-Ready○ Localization
● Regions○ Region Independent○ Europe - Basic○ East Asia○ Europe - Extended○ South / Southeast Asia○ Middle East○ Africa
● Roles○ Planner○ Designer○ Engineer / Tester
● Types of applications○ Desktop○ Browser○ Server○ Mobile
Internationalization Assessment tool – Grouping Descriptions tab
Internationalization Assessment tool – Data: Grading sections
● ID● Category/Requirement● Requirement description● Question Weight● Overall Score● Enablement
○ World-Ready ○ Localization
● Regions○ Region Independent○ Europe - Basic○ East Asia○ Europe - Extended○ South / Southeast Asia○ Middle East○ Africa
● Roles○ Planner○ Designer○ Engineer / Tester
● Types of applications○ Desktop○ Browser○ Server○ Mobile
Internationalization Assessment tool – Data: Grading sections
● ID● Category/Requirement● Requirement description● Question Weight● Overall Score● Enablement
○ World-Ready ○ Localization
● Regions○ Region Independent○ Europe - Basic○ East Asia○ Europe - Extended○ South / Southeast Asia○ Middle East○ Africa
● Roles○ Planner○ Designer○ Engineer / Tester
● Types of applications○ Desktop○ Browser○ Server○ Mobile
Internationalization Assessment tool - Data:CategoriesPlanning Market Requirement Plan Dependency Management Process ContentDesign Interaction Design Text Processing Locale formatting Search Language switching Editorial guidelinesEngineering Unicode API/SDK Interoperability Standards compliance Deployment Test automation UI Extraction UI Layout UI Implementation Build and Deliverables UI Modularity
Internationalization Assessment tool - Data:CategoriesPlanning Market Requirement Plan Dependency Management Process ContentDesign Interaction Design Text Processing Locale formatting Search Language switching Editorial guidelinesEngineering Unicode API/SDK Interoperability Standards compliance Deployment Test automation UI Extraction UI Layout UI Implementation Build and Deliverables UI Modularity
Internationalization Assessment tool - Data:CategoriesPlanning Market Requirement Plan Dependency Management Process ContentDesign Interaction Design Text Processing Locale formatting Search Language switching Editorial guidelinesEngineering Unicode API/SDK Interoperability Standards compliance Deployment Test automation UI Extraction UI Layout UI Implementation Build and Deliverables UI Modularity
Internationalization Assessment tool - Data:CategoriesPlanning Market Requirement Plan Dependency Management Process ContentDesign Interaction Design Text Processing Locale formatting Search Language switching Editorial guidelinesEngineering Unicode API/SDK Interoperability Standards compliance Deployment Test automation UI Extraction UI Layout UI Implementation Build and Deliverables UI Modularity
Internationalization Assessment tool – Dashboard tab
Internationalization Assessment tool – Next Steps
● We’d like to hear if and how you use the tool○ Type of product assessed○ Feedback on
■ Categories and requirements■ Grading
○ Suggestions for new features
Internationalization Assessments: Merging the best of three approaches
● Michael McKenna - [email protected] ● Leandro Reis - [email protected]● Paul-Henri Arnaud - [email protected]
http://goo.gl/eigIb
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