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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

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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 - mmckenna@zynga.com ● Leandro Reis - lreis@adobe.com● Paul-Henri Arnaud - paul-henri.arnaud@autodesk.com

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