Defra service design

Identifying the environmental impacts of digital services: lessons from the 'Get air quality data’ service

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This is the second blog in a series on product managing the design of sustainable services written by Lucy Stewart and Katie Marcus, product managers working in air quality improvement at Defra. Digital services have environmental impact. Every search query, …

How we are leading a bold and innovative approach to online forms

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Jenny Taylor explains how the Defra Forms team has launched a new way to provide accessible online forms that meet a broad range of user needs across the Defra group and ends our ongoing reliance on paper-based forms.

How we're building a bespoke IT system to achieve nutrient mitigation for new house building

On the left a lady, with long fair hair and wearing a black and white spotted blouse, on the right a man with short dark hair and a beard wearing a black and red checked shirt.

Samantha Denham and Gregor Neeve give us a look behind the scenes at the work that went into building a digital solution to support a key plank of the Government’s housebuilding strategy.

What I’ve learned about panel management in a growing research team – Part One

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User research panel manager Jason Stockwell reflects on what happens when a user research project grows suddenly, and quickly, and how this needs to be managed to keep things on track.