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International rollouts

When you grow into new countries, without every subsidiary becoming a special case.

Multi-country rollouts, SAP to Business Central after acquisitions, integrating newly acquired entities. We have rolled out in up to 25 countries, with one core that works everywhere and control on your side.

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Up to 25 countries in one programme

International is not national squared.

More countries do not mean more of the same. Tax law, language, local processes and reporting cultures collide, and the risk sits precisely in the gaps between them.

International rollouts almost never fail because of the technology. They drift structurally: country by country, small deviations emerge, until the shared core no longer holds and no figure can be compared group-wide anymore.

That is why an international rollout is above all a governance, organisation and template project. It is a larger Business Central project last of all.

From real programmes

Five patterns that break multi-country rollouts.

We know them, because this is exactly where we work.

  • 1
    The template trap
    A centrally built template meets local reality and breaks on it, because no one clarifies beforehand what applies group-wide and what may be local.
  • 2
    Governance under pressure
    When things get tight, the local entities start making the calls, and the shared standard dissolves.
  • 3
    The fit-gap illusion
    Every local adjustment seems sensible on its own. In sum, the parts no longer fit together globally.
  • 4
    Reporting masks the situation
    In the status report everything is green, while the sites have long been drifting apart.
  • 5
    Decisions wait for escalation
    Open items across borders sit unresolved until they become a crisis, instead of being decided in time.

If you recognise one of these, it is time to take control, before it turns into a crisis.

Template and rollout waves

A repeatable process, not a fresh start per country.

We build the rollout properly once and repeat it country by country, instead of starting again every time. That keeps pace and quality steady. We have run this approach in programmes with several hundred databases and over 20,000 users.

01

Standardised kickoff

Every country starts according to the same pattern, with the same roles and artefacts.

02

Repeatable migration

A proven migration path that is only adapted per country, not reinvented.

03

Predefined roles

Who decides is clear from the start, locally and centrally.

Three scenarios

Three paths across borders.

Multi-country rollout

You are rolling out Business Central across several countries. We run template, localisation and sequence, so every country goes live quickly and the core holds.

SAP to Business Central

After an acquisition, two worlds meet. We bring them together onto one data foundation, planned to be ERP-agnostic from the start.

Integration of an acquisition

An acquired entity has to connect quickly. We build a solid bridge instead of a stopgap that becomes a problem later.

A template is not a solution, but a starting hypothesis. It first has to survive contact with local reality.
Frank Maier, founder of DGP
Frequently asked questions

What decision-makers ask us about this.

We already have sites with their own solutions. Is this still possible?

Yes. We bring existing sites onto a shared core step by step, without endangering ongoing operation.

How do you handle local tax and legal requirements?

We cover local requirements cleanly per country and keep them separate from the shared core, so the standard stays viable.

Do you also manage the local partners?

Yes. Control stays on your side, and we hold local implementation partners to account on substance and schedule.

Do all countries have to go live at the same time?

No. We roll out in a controlled way, country by country, on a shared core, in a sequence that fits risk and business.

Our rollout has already become complicated. Where do I find help?

When several axes wobble at once, it is a case for complex projects. There we take control and bring the initiative back on track.

We are only in a few countries but plan to grow. Is it worth it already?

Precisely then. A clean core, set up early, saves time with every additional country and prevents later silos.

Insights

Related content.

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