Yesterday, monday february 8th, we started the sequel for the Bloom CMS-project in Holland. We started out with a training called "Culture awareness training", which gently introduced us to the Indian culture. The training was, at least in my opinion, very interesting and provided some good insights in both cultural similarities and differences. I am sure that the lessons learned from this training will serve the team well in the weeks to come, and I am looking forward to working with our Indian colleagues. The need for a training to cooperate with colleagues abroad is obvious, but I think we tend to focus less on our cooperation with our Dutch colleagues because of this. Since we are working for such a large company, we meet new colleagues with every project we start on. Luckily, because of the Logica-way we all work, I noticed that the team quickly adjusted to each other, which I am sure will only grow in the upcoming weeks.
The project that we started on yesterday, is actually a follow up for the project of last year. The idea is to implement several important features and optimize the system where necessary. To get a good headstart with the system as-is right now, we got an introduction to the system (both functionally and, in my case, technically) from the colleagues that worked on the project last year. Although it is a lot to grasp, I am confident that we will be able to complement the system as required. Besides this, I am looking forward to the challenge of a new and intercultural project to work on!
