#HackTheNorth – helping Manchester work and grow
Hi, I’m Dan Tanham, a Deputy Director at DWP Digital. I’m really excited for our first ever hack event taking place on Thursday 23 and Friday 24 November in Manchester.
Why we’re building communities of practice in DWP Digital
Last week in Manchester we got our Product Design community of practice together for the first time. The community brings together a number of roles within DWP Digital that have a clear focus on users and user-centred design. People who have roles …
Changing perceptions at the Women into Leadership conference
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Zoe Gould, Head of Product, DWP Digital and Sue Griffin, DWP Digital Head of User Support Services and chair of the DWP Women in Digital group, Posted on:
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Diversity, DWP Digital, Women in Technology
Last month we delivered a breakout session at the Women into Leadership conference in Leeds.
How understanding problems helps us to help users
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Agile development, User research
I was recently asked to talk at the annual Visiting Service Stakeholder Conference about the research I’d done as part of the Discovery stage for the Visiting Service Digital Project.
The future’s on our doorstep
I’m Linda Newton, a Delivery Support Manager at DWP Digital. Along with my colleagues Carl Hoggins and Stephen Blakely, I recently attended a career fair at Heaton Manor School
How mission statements can help product managers across government
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Digital Service, Digital transformation, Product Development, Product Owner, Product Owner Community, Service Design
I’m Rachel Woods, a senior product owner at DWP Digital. At the recent cross-government event for product managers in Leeds (hosted by HMRC) I was asked to talk about mission statements.
My experience of learning as an associate product owner
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Debbie Blanchard, DWP Digital product owner, Posted on:
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Product Owner, Product Owner Community
Hi, I’m Debbie, an associate product owner (APO) in DWP Digital. This role provides the training, skills and experience to become a fully fledged product owner.
Championing LGBT* inclusion in the Civil Service
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Diversity, DWP Digital, DWPride
I’m Rachel Poole, a member of the DWP Digital Engagement team. In my day job, I write about how my colleagues in DWP Digital are transforming services to help millions of citizens.
Breaking taboos on Mental Health
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Diversity, DWP Digital, Mental health
Hi, I'm Gavin Elliott, Head of Interaction Design at DWP Digital. Today is World Mental Health Day. It gives people an opportunity to talk about the work they're doing on mental health issues. It also provides time to discuss making …
Ada and me: what we’ve got in common
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coding, Data, Diversity, DWP Digital, Women in Technology
Today in DWP Digital we’re celebrating Ada Lovelace (1815-1852).