The pre-election period
In the coming weeks, we won’t be publishing many posts on this blog. This is because the period between midnight on Friday, 21 April and the general election on 8 June is the pre-election period. During this time we only …
How user research helped shape our work, health and disability policy consultation
I’m Deborah Jamieson, Head of External Relations in the DWP Work and Health Unit. We work across government and other sectors to improve health and employment outcomes for working age people.
Meet Priya one of our User Researchers
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Priya Patel DWP Digital User Researcher, Posted on:
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DWP Digital, User research, Women in Technology
Hi I’m Priya Patel, and I’ve been a User Researcher in DWP Digital for around nine months.
Sharing our story across government with the GDS roadshows
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Aaron Jaffery, Health & Working Age Digital Director and Craig Eblett, Posted on:
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Cross Government, Digital Service, Digital transformation, DWP Digital
Following the publication of the Government Transformation Strategy, Government Digital Service (GDS) have been visiting departments round the country in a series of roadshows. We hosted two of the roadshows – in Newcastle and Leeds – and it was a …
What I learned from my first Transforming Together event
Hi, I’m Claire Harrison, a Service Architect at DWP in Leeds. As part of my role, I spend a lot of time researching other projects going on across government, so I was intrigued to attend my first Transforming Together event …
Carer’s Allowance reaches its 100th sprint
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Jo Clarkson and Mel Johnson, Posted on:
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Agile development, Carer's Allowance Digital Service
I’m Melanie Johnson, Product Owner for Carer’s Allowance Digital Service. And I’m Jo Clarkson, Delivery Manger also for Carer’s Allowance Digital Service.
Joining up with HMRC to create a cross-government BA community
My name is Ali Jurowski and I am the lead Business Analyst (BA) in DWP Digital’s Newcastle hub.
Why I’m celebrating the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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Kevin Tan, DWP Digital Data Science, Posted on:
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Data Science, Diversity, DWP Digital
I’m Kevin Tan, and I’ve been a Data Scientist in DWP Digital since April 2016. As a Londoner from an immigrant family with Chinese, Malaysian and Portuguese ancestry, I believe it’s important to raise awareness of the International Day for …
Designing services with Service Designers
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Ben Holliday, Posted on:
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Business Design, Design, Digital transformation, DWP Digital
...Apply for a Budgeting Loan, and Check your State Pension. Meanwhile our design team continue to work on the delivery of our transformation programmes such as Universal Credit. We’re hiring...
Guest post: Collaboration and innovation at DWP's Tech Lab
I’m Justin O’Dwyer and I work for Objectivity, a software development and maintenance company. Last summer I spent two weeks at DWP Digital’s Tech Lab in Warrington as part of a secondment opportunity.