A day in the life of a Senior Project Manager in Defra Digital, Data and Technology
Senior Project Manager Kieran Lewis lifts the lid on a typical day in his world, working across different projects and balancing differing priorities.
User centred design
How we're building a bespoke IT system to achieve nutrient mitigation for new house building
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Samantha Denham and Gregor Neeve, Posted on:
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Defra content design, Defra digital, Defra service design, Defra services, User centred design
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.
Happy World Emoji Day
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Christopher J, Posted on:
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Defra content design, Defra digital, Defra services, User centred design
On World Emoji Day Christopher J looks at how we might use the fun symbols (or not) to make sure our message gets across in the way we intend.
Unlocking the power of low code in Defra
Emma Shaw, Lead Product Manager for Power Platform in Defra, reflects on her team’s journey to unlock the power of low code and enable the business to build their own apps and automations, driving efficiencies and expediting digital transformation across the group.
Work that touches everyone: being a user researcher at Defra
Senior User Researcher Clare Hussey reflects on why she loves her work, and why she feels compelled to stay at Defra.
How content design and teamwork contributed to Countryside Stewardship
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Tom Metcalf and Caroline Lumley, Posted on:
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Defra content design, User centred design
On World Environment Day we hear how colleagues from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) worked with content designers from the Defra farming content team to improve the scheme guidance on GOV.UK, ahead of the launch of this year’s Countryside Stewardship (CS) schemes.
Accessibility: designing an inclusive and barrier-free user experience
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Christopher J, Chris Jenkins and Zico Harris, Posted on:
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User centred design
Chris Jenkins, Zico Harris and Christopher J from the Defra Digital, Data and Technology Accessibility Team asked an artificially intelligent large language model a question around this topic. When it served up a generic blog, they decided to write their own instead.
What I’ve learned about panel management in a growing research team – Part Two
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Jason Stockwell, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra services, User centred design, User research
Jason Stockwell continues with his blog about managing user research panels. In the second and final part, he discusses the challenge of constant recruitment, how to bring teams together and the prospect of personal burnout.
What I’ve learned about panel management in a growing research team – Part One
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Jason Stockwell, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Defra service design, User centred design, User research
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.
Become a content designer in Defra’s future farming team
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Jenn Brookbanks, Tom Metcalf and Sue Agnew, Posted on:
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Defra content design, Defra digital, User centred design
Defra is recruiting content designers for its future farming programme. Sue Agnew, Jenn Brookbanks and Tom Metcalf recently joined the team. Read about their experience of the content design role and what they enjoy about it, to help you decide if this role is right for you.
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