How to use (video)communication tools in international projects
This list of hopefully practical and useful advice is based on my personal experience of running and participating in Nordic and Baltic projects. For five months now I have been working in Sweden and have been involved in projects involving Estonian, Finnish, Polish and Swedish team-members, people who are not only in different countries, but also in different cities, offices and cultures. By now I can state from my experience that it is possible to minimize travelling and run international projects with modern telecommunication tools. It is difficult, but possible. Here are a few subjective hints. I would greatly appreciate any advice and hints for myself and other "teleworkers" in the comments! The tools. One should use all the communication tools there are available. For example I use the following: - Telephone - E-mail - Skype (calls, videocalls, desktop sharing) - MS Live Communicator (calls, desktop sharing) - Cisco/Tandberg videomeeting - Telia Telemöte phone-...