Key IT Questions when establishing business abroad

Some of the key questions you will need to address in projects early phases when establishing a new business abroad and getting IT supporting it : 

• Which corporate IT solution are relevant or not for this country ?
• If relevant, what should be adjusted in the corporate IT solution ?
• If not relevant, which local market solution is able to do the job ?
• Which IT activities should be performed locally vs corporate ?
• Which of these IT activities are to be outsourced in the country or to be covered by a local team to be hired ?
• For each software, what is the vendor regulation in the country ?
• Which hardware should be local VS Corporate ?
• How to enable the local team for project phase and for run phase ?
• How to drive internationals IT projects so to meet business deadlines ?