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Transforming our caseworking system to improve outcomes for our users

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Transforming our caseworking system to improve outcomes for our users

In line with our ‘Digital First’ agenda, we’ve modernised the Home Office caseworking process by digitising the customer journey through greater automation and better system integration.

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Service design at the Home Office

Posted by: Kate Tarling, Posted on: 27 April 2016 - Categories: Recruitment, Service design

...new job. Our services are things they have to do to get what they want. The ideal service would be one where the user doesn’t have to do anything at...

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Designing at Home Office Digital

Posted by: Karwai Pun, Posted on: 22 April 2016 - Categories: Design

...talks from respected leaders in the design industry. I even co-presented at a cross-government design meet-up - something I never would have imagined doing a year ago. What Home Office...

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A digital age for all ages

Posted by: Holly Ellis, Posted on: 15 April 2016 - Categories: Diversity, Recruitment

...those whose careers have developed with a less flexible way of working and a more formal dress code. I read an article a while back from a top female CEO...

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The interviewer in the room

Posted by: Louise Auger, Posted on: 8 April 2016 - Categories: User research

...going on right there in the interview, instead devote your attention to the interviewee and go with their flow. For example, you might find your previous experiences suggest potential reasons...

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Content designers are here to help

Posted by: Nick Cowan, Posted on: 23 March 2016 - Categories: Content
A content clinic session

...content clinics; long live the content mailbox To help anyone with a tricky piece of content, we set up content clinics. These informal drop-in sessions were held every fortnight with...

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Should content be hardcoded or externalised?

Posted by: Bernard Tyers, Posted on: 16 March 2016 - Categories: Content, Development

...content out of the code into a separate content file. It involves replacing the content with a ‘token’, which is entered into the code. That token represents the correct words,...

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The benefits of pair designing

Posted by: Tom Harrop, Posted on: 12 February 2016 - Categories: Content, Design

...a number of ways. Pairing designers and creating a micro-community within a project team can be a great way to avoid burn-out and increase motivation. There are a few things...

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A content designer's starter guide to agile

Posted by: Ben Stevens, Product Lead, Enablers, Posted on: 8 February 2016 - Categories: Agile, Content
As a content designer, I need to understand agile so I can do my job well

...deployed, and it can then be too too late to change the design. Getting real content into the product earlier makes it easier to get user feedback on the language...

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What we do to make Home Office Digital a better place to be

Posted by: Justin Hill, Posted on: 27 January 2016 - Categories: Continuous improvement
Home Office Digital's organisational sprint wall

...track of progress we hold bi-weekly stand-ups, which allow us to act where there are blockers/delays for whatever reason. Anyone in HOD can come to a standup and take on...

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Prototyping content

Posted by: Nick Cowan, Posted on: 6 January 2016 - Categories: Service design, User research
An edited GOV.UK home page to display the message "Hi there, welcome to GOV.UK"

...page how you want it. Turning static images into a prototype Once you’ve mocked up your new pages, you can drop them into Invision - a free prototyping app. Invision...

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