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Defra digital has multiple software development and user researcher opportunities across the UK. Thinking of applying? Find out more about working for Defra digital from those that already do.
Transforming Defra with data
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Farah Ahmed, Head of Strategy, Defra Data Transformation Programme, Posted on:
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Data Transformation, Defra digital
We’ve come a long way since the inception of the Defra Data Transformation programme a few years ago, and it’s always healthy to take a moment to reflect on past successes, to learn from challenges, and to think about the …
Attracting digital talent - do we have your attention?
How can I attract talent towards digital vacancies in Defra? Is their perception of a Defra which is a dated, mundane grey organisation, full of suits, and jobs that involve hours of tedious form-filling with processing in a desk-bound office, as so often portrayed in films of a by-gone era?
Our wall - a living part of our team
Agile digital teams use walls to openly showcase their progress and demonstrate the work that they are doing, and many people have written blog posts about this in the past. However, when a colleague in another department asked me to send him …
In memory of David Pearson
While I was away on holiday the sad news reached me that David Pearson had died unexpectedly. I’ve described David as part of the fabric of Defra, and he’s a...
Developing in a mob
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 …
Hack value: harnessing creativity as a team
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 …
Using an incubation to design an MVP in two days
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Jessica Bonham, Posted on:
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Defra digital, Digital transformation, Smarter working
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 …
Funding teams is hard
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David Thomas, Delivery Manager, Posted on:
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Categories:
Defra digital, Digital transformation
...individual working in the department has a day rate, which covers both the cost of that individual working on a project, as well as any extras such as project support...
Lessons from winning the GovTech Catalyst grant fund
Minister Oliver Dowden announcing the GovTech winners at Sprint 18 I was at Sprint 18 last week, where I got some good news: Defra has won a slice of the...
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