https://danielebailo.github.io/en/tags/teamwork/Recent content in Teamwork on Daniele BailoHugo -- 0.150.1en-GBTue, 21 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://danielebailo.github.io/en/news/managing-collaborative-software-developments-in-international-initiatives-how-to-optimize-resources-and-time/Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://danielebailo.github.io/en/news/managing-collaborative-software-developments-in-international-initiatives-how-to-optimize-resources-and-time/<h1 id="facing-reality">Facing reality</h1> <p>There is a truth that we are all reluctant to admit: many EU funded initiatives in the research domain aim at producing software-related deliverables, but when coming to the real day-to-day work, releasing even small piece of <em>working</em> software is very challenging. Project partners have different approaches, different technical practices, different off-the-shelf software products that need to be harmonized or sometimes divergent ideas and different cultural backgrounds. That’s the beauty and the challenge of EU initiatives. COVID-19 made things even worse by hindering the possibility of having face to face meetings, where - everybody knows but just a few people say it – agreements and decisions are taken in &ldquo;social&rdquo; contexts (yes, I mean coffee breaks and working dinners).</p>