Repurposing english language CBT to Japanese language WBT using an international translation authoring program (iTAP)

A Fortune 10 global energy company was upgrading its SAP system to a new version and had to train thousands of employees located in facilities throughout Japan on the various SAP modules. Previously, more than 32 hours of SAP computer-based training, programmed with a commercial authoring tool and stored and delivered on CD-ROM, had been developed in English for use in the United States and Europe. The challenge facing the Deloitte development team involved converting the English-language, CD-ROM-based training to Japanese-language, web-based training in six months. This was accomplished successfully, using a custom-built Java-based authoring tool used by bilingual courseware authors. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]