Clear career pathways: The IT Profession at the Home Office
Clear career pathways: The IT Profession at the Home Office
Read about the benefits of being part of the IT Operations Profession at the Home Office in our latest post.
What we do to make Home Office Digital a better place to be
Here at Home Office Digital, we are continuously trying to improve how we function as a team. One of the ways we do this is through our Organisational Sprint
Prototyping content
Getting prototypes in front of users early is an important part of how we work in Home Office Digital (HOD). It means we can test our assumptions with real users and make improvements based on the findings.
Tips for writing for non-native English speakers
Posted by:
Amanda Summers-Plotno and Ben Stevens, Product Lead, Enablers, Posted on:
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Categories:
Service design, User research
The Government Digital Service (GDS) has produced guidance on writing for government services. While using simple vocabulary and short sentences is great advice, the guidance is written with native English speakers in mind.
Home Office Forms - building for reuse
It’s a fair assertion that when interacting with a government service you’ll probably need to fill in a form.
Uncommon people
Sheffield is a fantastically creative city. Just look at the sheer number of artists who have come from Sheffield. The Arctic Monkeys, Cabaret Voltaire, Craine, Def Leppard, Human League, Heaven 17, Richard Hawley, Tony Christie ... I could go on. …
User experience is a team sport
I am Praveen Karadiguddi, a delivery manager in Home Office Digital. After previously spending a fabulous year at GDS, my move to the Home Office has provided a fresh perspective.
Trust me, I want to make things easier for you...
I’ve just completed my first month at Home Office Digital as a new User Researcher, having transferred here from Natural England - part of Defra - following a stint on the Rural Pay GDS exemplar
Using the physical space in an Agile Project
As a user researcher I often feel that a more appropriate title would be chief decorator, because there is nothing we researchers like more than papering wall space with sticky notes and printouts relating to our projects.
Launching a service in Kuwait - adjusting your user research
On Monday morning we successfully launched the Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW) service private beta in Kuwait to very little fanfare. The way a private beta should be launched.
What user research brings to design
Looking back at my first 4 months as a new designer for Home Office Digital, I can’t believe how much I have learned and how much I‘ve changed as a designer.