Dear all Please find attached Thomas response to the possibility of being involved in the AB team Comments are welcomed BR ---- Jose Jimenez Telefonica I+D jimenez at tid.es tf +34 91 4832660 -----Mensaje original----- De: Thomas Michael Bohnert [mailto:thomas.bohnert at zhaw.ch] Enviado el: miércoles, 11 de enero de 2012 15:09 Para: JUAN JOSE HIERRO SUREDA CC: JOSE JIMENEZ DELGADO Asunto: Re: Fwd: [Fiware-pcc] Possible involvement in Fi-WARE Dear Jose, Juanjo, Upfront, many thanks for your efforts in reviewing possibilities to keep me involved in FI-WARE. This is much appreciated. It appears that the very first question to be answered is about availability in general. Here I'd like to point the readers to the unequivocal mission of academia, which is to conduct research. This is supported by respective university policies, one of which defines the relation between "research and teaching" as an individual aspect. In the particular case of ZHAW this is implemented by providing liberty to professors for setting their individual emphasis. In my individual case, this is clearly dedicated to research, evidenced by the fact that I decided to not take any teaching assignment for the time being (2012). Anything beyond will be defined on a case by case basis, year by year, between the department and the professor/myself. Now about the second, and most likely more crucial aspect. The funding. Based on my experience with that role, the established configuration, and the recent stakeholder concerns associated with this discussion I tried to find a compromise that should assure continuity, which was the prime concern driving this proposal, while at same time being the least invasive to the established resource distribution in FI-WARE. I therefore suggest to dedicate "on average one day per week, that is ~1/5 FTE" Rationale is that this assignment should be dedicated to representing FI-WARE in the FI-PPP AB, covering all tasks explicitly associated with the AB plus some rather minor but necessary involvement in FI-WARE internal technical coordination in order to stay informed appropriately. It would also mean that the technical coordination of FI-WARE would be split across potentially three persons and thus improve scalability. A final aspect is that this is in absolutely no conflict with my current and future assignments at ZHAW, and this even if I would intent to change the current split between teaching and research in the future. Financially, this translates into - 115000 Euro *funding* for the *entire* project, including travel. Some comments: - This appears to me like a reasonable number, equivalent to ~8PM of a big industry players. - It should therefore have little to nearly no impact on the budget sheet of FI-WARE or an individual partner. - Immediate availability is granted and should therefore remove any risk imposed by the current situation but instead guarantee continuity - Extending the technical coordination team by one person would further lower the workload and thus also the risk of single-point-of-failure, as pointed out by the EC/reviewers - The proposed split of responsibilities will allow to focus on the particular roles/tasks and thus reduce overhead and streamline technical management One valid conclusion is hence, that for a minor financial effort all concerns brought up in the last weeks could be addressed. I would be delighted to see that this constructive proposal finds equally constructive support and thus supports the greater well-being of FI-WARE. Best - Thomas P.S. I wish all the FI-WARE people a successful 2012! On 01/03/2012 10:28 AM, Juanjo Hierro wrote: > Thomas, > > This is a friendly reminder on the request that Jose Jimenez sent to > you on Dec 12, regarding continuity of your activities in FI-WARE. > Please try to answer it asap so that we can find out whether you are > interested or not. > > As indicated, one piece of info that we need would be the yearly > funding that would be required to cover your involvement. May be you > want to provide different funding figures depending on the formula we may adopt: > > 1. Participate as subcontractor by some partner (typically, TID or > SAP) 2. Participate as partner through amendment in the proposal, with > budget that would be funded 75% > > Looking forward your response or comments. > > Best regards, > > ------------- > Juanjo Hierro > > Product Development and Innovation (PDI) - Telefonica Digital > email: jhierro at tid.es<mailto:jhierro at tid.es> > twitter: twitter.com/JuanjoHierro > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [Fiware-pcc] Possible involvement in Fi-WARE > Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:19:45 +0100 > From: JOSE JIMENEZ DELGADO <jimenez at tid.es><mailto:jimenez at tid.es> > To: 'Bohnert, Thomas Michael' > <thomas.michael.bohnert at sap.com><mailto:thomas.michael.bohnert at sap.com > > > CC: 'fiware-pcc at lists.fi-ware.eu<mailto:fiware-pcc at lists.fi-ware.eu>' > <fiware-pcc at lists.fi-ware.eu><mailto:fiware-pcc at lists.fi-ware.eu> > > > Dear Thomas > > During today's PCC meeting it has been agreed we should ask you > formally whether, in your new position, you can devote the required > time to continue being member of the Architecture Board. > > As you know, the AB is a demanding activity that requires frequent > travels and a significant time for completing activities. > > Could you inform us, in the maximum detail, how would you see your > involvement in the task? What guarantees can you provide (or the new > organization you are going to work for) that you will be able to > devote the necessary effort? > > We would also need to know details about the cost per Person Month > that you would apply. > > Best regards > ---- > > Jose Jimenez > Telefonica I+D > jimenez at tid.es<mailto:jimenez at tid.es> > tf +34 91 4832660 > > > > ________________________________ > Este mensaje se dirige exclusivamente a su destinatario. Puede > consultar nuestra política de envío y recepción de correo electrónico > en el enlace situado más abajo. > This message is intended exclusively for its addressee. We only send > and receive email on the basis of the terms set out at. > http://www.tid.es/ES/PAGINAS/disclaimer.aspx > > > ________________________________ > Este mensaje se dirige exclusivamente a su destinatario. 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