Difference between revisions of "Networking impediments and opportunities"

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== Impediment Slide ==
 
== Impediment Slide ==
 
* Differing requirements, agendas, goals, timelines
 
* Differing requirements, agendas, goals, timelines
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** Need to plan in advance, adding requirements/needs mid-course
 
* Mismatched funding / mismatched development cycles  
 
* Mismatched funding / mismatched development cycles  
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** Stale, incomplete
 
* Open source community efforts versus off-the-shelf software
 
* Open source community efforts versus off-the-shelf software
* Clear expectations of the community
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** Difficult to keep open source software going over the years
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** Require resources staff/$
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** Is it reliability?
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** Don't trust open source
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* Unclear expectations/requirements of the community  
 
* Need for clear, simple documentation/instructions  
 
* Need for clear, simple documentation/instructions  
* Changing/evolving standards and approach  
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** Group needs to add feedback/experience to documentation
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** Responsibility to maintain structure
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* Changing/evolving standards and approach - Interop burnout
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** Too many new things - how to know where to focus?
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**
 
* Challenges of real-time systems
 
* Challenges of real-time systems

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Kjeld/Ludewig

JJ Bogardi, Global Water System Project (GWSP) at EGIDA, Bonn:
Nature of Networking Projects: Complex funding; mixture of paid and voluntary; multiple obligations; international; differing project maturity; governance, cultures
Which glue keeps it together? Trust and personal affinity. Common objectives and scientific values. Mutual respect. Mutual benefit (win-win). Complementarity. Donor dictate
Lethal“ ingredients. Turf mentality. Budget discrepancies. Too much competition. Lack of data and information exchange. Donor jealousy

  • Clear statements about obstacles: no clear structure; no dedicated funding and no clear idea(s) yet how to do it.
  • Opportunities, fixes: ID manageable work packages; Find, organize, distribute reusable components, resources; Create win-win situation

Impediment Slide

  • Differing requirements, agendas, goals, timelines
    • Need to plan in advance, adding requirements/needs mid-course
  • Mismatched funding / mismatched development cycles
    • Stale, incomplete
  • Open source community efforts versus off-the-shelf software
    • Difficult to keep open source software going over the years
    • Require resources staff/$
    • Is it reliability?
    • Don't trust open source
  • Unclear expectations/requirements of the community
  • Need for clear, simple documentation/instructions
    • Group needs to add feedback/experience to documentation
    • Responsibility to maintain structure
  • Changing/evolving standards and approach - Interop burnout
    • Too many new things - how to know where to focus?
  • Challenges of real-time systems