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Agile service delivery
 In the UK’s public sector Roo Reynolds @rooreynolds
 digi2al.co.uk

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Hello

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flickr.com/photos/rooreynolds/27131941631

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flickr.com/photos/rooreynolds/17043911398

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A brief history of the Government Digital Service (GDS)

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gds.blog.gov.uk/tag/revolution-not-evolution

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GDS was formed in November 2011

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Leading the digital transformation of government Making services so good people prefer to use them

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www.gov.uk

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www.gov.uk

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25 of the most important government services

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flickr.com/photos/gdsteam/26736615492

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A multi-disciplinary team - working with colleagues across government flickr.com/photos/paul_clarke/6477056845

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Agile

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7 steps to construct
 a building (I imagine) flickr.com/photos/lhanaphotography/6107639393

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1. Gather the requirements 2. Agree a plan 3. Dig up some ground 4. Pour some concrete 5. Build the ground floor 6. Build some more floors 7. Put the roof on flickr.com/photos/lhanaphotography/6107639393

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1. Gather the requirements 2. Agree a plan 3. Dig up some ground 4. Pour some concrete 5. Build the ground floor 6. Build some more floors 7. Put the roof on flickr.com/photos/lhanaphotography/6107639393 Disclaimer
 I am not a civil engineer

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7 steps to build a digital service 
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1. Gather the requirements 2. Agree a plan 3. Pick a supplier and set goals 4. Plan the project 5. Start implementation 6. Finish implementation 7. Handover and evaluation

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7 steps to build a digital service
 (based on user needs)

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1. Meet the users 2. Understand the users’ needs 3. Build a prototype 4. Get feedback from real users 5. Iterate, with constant feedback 6. Make it live 7. Continue to improve

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www.gov.uk/service-manual

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What if what you make doesn’t meet the needs of your users?

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What if you missed some requirements?

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What if things change during the process?

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www.gov.uk/service-manual

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flickr.com/photos/mtaphotos/8310696617

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Agile

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twitter.com/psd/status/568324759521501184

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www.gov.uk/service-manual

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www.gov.uk/service-manual/governance

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www.gov.uk/service-manual/digital-by-default

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www.gov.uk/performance Service
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github.com/alphagov A photo with some text next to it

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Some tips

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Start with
 user needs

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flickr.com/photos/ndomer73/2582778532/

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“When making bacon and eggs for breakfast, 
 the chicken is involved but the pig is committed” flickr.com/photos/ndomer73/2582778532/

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Show the thing

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Five is enough

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nngroup.com/articles/why-you-only-need-to-test-with-5-users/

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“Testing with one user is one hundred percent better than testing with none” Steve Krug @skrug

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Walls are important

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gds.blog.gov.uk/2014/09/03/vertical-campfires-our-user-research-walls

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gds.blog.gov.uk/2014/09/03/vertical-campfires-our-user-research-walls “A well-tended wall keeps research insights and user needs constant in the collective ‘mind’ of the project team.” Kate Towsey

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Milk matters

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abscond.org/2014/09/25/culture-stories-milk.html

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abscond.org/2014/09/25/culture-stories-milk.html “Left unchecked in a semi-isolated environment, cultures can get very odd” James Darling

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instagram.com/p/BCfNLIAlYu_

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abscond.org/2014/09/25/culture-stories-milk.html “Free to anyone. Contributions welcome.”

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alicebartlett.co.uk/blog/tampon-club

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alicebartlett.co.uk/blog/tampon-club-v2

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www.tampon.club

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Thank you Roo Reynolds @rooreynolds
 digi2al.co.uk rooreynolds.com/2016/05/25/agile-in-the-public-sector