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Agile development

From monolithic to agile: improving our infrastructure

I’m John Keegan, Head of Cloud Infrastructure Services in DWP Digital. We’re on the crest of a wave with transformation as we’re overhauling our technology infrastructure and the way our digital technology services are delivered for the entire department.

The Digital Claimant and Activity Messaging Service one year on

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I'm Geraint Williams, Product Owner for DWP's Digital Claimant and Activity Messaging Service (DCAMS) which was launched just over a year ago.  The cloud-hosted digital application enables 20,000 Jobcentre Plus work coaches to manage their caseload more effectively, and has improved the …

Agile delivery on a massive scale

I’m excited to be working in a team that’s successfully delivering a project to redesign DWP’s Customer Information System (CIS), using Agile (scrum) development methodology and user centric design. The interface enables over 90,000 users from DWP, other government departments …

Meet Tony, DWP Technology Principal Solution Architect

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As a Technology Architect in DWP, it is impossible to write about a typical day as every day is different. I’m a Principal Solution Architect and it’s my job to take requirements from the business and design a system that meets …

Universal Credit Digital Service: building new skills

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The Universal Credit Digital Service is helping build new skills, both for the claimants using it, and for the technical team building it. Universal Credit Digital Service video transcript Rob Thompson, Universal Credit Digital Service “UC digital is a flagship project, …