Apprentice to Developer: the Defra route
The chance of joining Defra as an apprentice Software Developer - my subject of interest, in a department my values closely align with, I knew I had to. Today 2 years later, I am a Web Developer.
Defra digital
After 17 years why still Defra digital?
Paul Shaw, Principal Developer at Defra digital, explains why he's stayed working for Defra for 17 years and counting.
Keeping our flood warning users posted with GOV.UK Notify
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Beth Brooks - Flood Warning System, Environment Agency, Posted on:
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Defra digital
The Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales are responsible for providing flood warning information to people at risk of flooding. Beth Brooks provides an update on how we use GOV.UK Notify - focusing on letters.
Sometimes two females are better than one
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Harriet Green, Joint Chief Digital Officer and Myra Hunt, Joint Chief Digital Officer, Posted on:
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Defra digital
To mark International Women's Day 2019, Harriet Green and Myra Hunt, talk about their experience of job sharing the Chief Digital Officer role at Defra.
Turning river level data into meaningful content
Defra deals in data. And lots of it. A big part of the department’s job is to collect, process and, through careful service design, convert data into something useful for citizens, businesses and other agencies.
Running retros in pairs: what it’s like, and what we learned
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David Thomas and Christina Gyles, Interaction Designer, Posted on:
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Defra digital
David Thomas and Christina Gyles share their thoughts on the idea of 'pair facilitation' after attending the Agile in the City conference in Bristol.
Getting robot help with legacy software
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Myra Hunt, Joint Chief Digital Officer and Harriet Green, Joint Chief Digital Officer, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Digital transformation
Let's talk about legacy software. Every large organisation has some. We have plenty. When we say 'legacy', we usually mean software and systems that are old. But old software isn’t necessarily bad software.
Embracing the concept of community
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Imran Hussain, Communities of Practice Development Manager, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Digital transformation
Imran Hussain reflects on his first month in the Community of Practice lead role for the Defra group.
Switching to GOV.UK Notify for flood warning texts
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Steve White, Delivery Manager - Flood Warning System, Environment Agency, Posted on:
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Defra digital
The Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales are responsible for providing flood warning information to properties at risk of flooding. In recent weeks we’ve been moving our text notification service to GOV.UK Notify, providing us with many benefits and improvements.
When ‘efficient’ processes make us less efficient
We’ve all been there - you have to deal with a problem by calling a large organisation, and you end up being put through to a call centre. You explain the problem to one person, who puts you through to someone else, so you explain it all over again.
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