The first #DigitalGovWomen unconference: a man’s perspective
...topics covered a range of issues, including maternity and promotion. Around 20 women pitched topics they’d like to discuss, and then the men were encouraged to make a suggestion. I...
...topics covered a range of issues, including maternity and promotion. Around 20 women pitched topics they’d like to discuss, and then the men were encouraged to make a suggestion. I...
When we build teams to work on services, the individuals may have never worked together before, and may have different ways of describing their work. When we try to get...
...nationals to demonstrate a period of residency in the UK, product, delivery, research and design teams worked alongside data and engineering teams to break down requirements into user stories. In...
...dedicated to bold, transformative principles. It sets out how we'll become product-centric and collaborative in our operations, and data-driven in our design and decision-making. Publishing our strategy in the open...
...are a series of events that give colleagues the opportunity to share their views on a particular topic. The topics are chosen in response to interest and, this year, colleagues...
...sprints to increase the focus on getting stuff done by trying to keep momentum going. In the three month sprints we found that there were typically lulls half way through...
...better to ask what it is we are trying to achieve. In which case, the answer is unlikely to be ‘transformation’. It’s then best to explain our intent, using plain...
...to rotate between different roles. As I wanted to career-switch from science into data and technology, being able to get an understanding of different jobs was essential to me. So,...
...A graphic designer also needs to make tough decisions. For example, questioning content and messaging, understanding user needs and knowing how to use design techniques effectively to support the thing...
...our recruitment efforts. By getting involved in interviewing, tech testing and recruitment events our engineers improve their own career prospects by better understanding how to apply for promotion and excel...