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Developing in a mob

Posted by: David Thomas, Posted on: 26 July 2018 - Categories: Defra digital, Smarter working
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Recently the Waste Permitting Service reached the end of its first phase; to deliver an application process for standard rules waste permits. As we moved on to our next phase; supporting bespoke permits, we were keen to shorten the time …

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Hack value: harnessing creativity as a team

Posted by: Michael Lyons, the Environment Agency, Posted on: 12 July 2018 - Categories: Defra digital
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The Warrington-based flood digital team recently organised its first hack. Over two days #Floodhack2018 aimed to develop, build and test a product concept that could sit within the flood information service. If you’ve not heard of hacks, they’re dedicated problem-solving …

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Using an incubation to design an MVP in two days

Posted by: Jessica Bonham, Posted on: 2 July 2018 - Categories: Defra digital, Digital transformation, Smarter working
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Agile teams aim to release early and often, starting with a minimum viable product (MVP) and iteratively building on it. But choosing what to put in an MVP is hard. You don’t want to release something that delivers little or …

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