Parliamentary Digital Service

Using agile beyond software development projects

Posted by: Ben Atkinson, Posted on: 5 July 2019 - Categories: Collaboration culture, Confidence, Experts in what we do, Open

One of the teams in PDS has recently used agile to help structure and improve their approach on a project. Ben Atkinson shares his thoughts on using agile beyond software development.

Why I work in tech by a technical solutions designer

Posted by: Lauren Manners, Posted on: 28 June 2019 - Categories: Community, Experts in what we do, Technology, Why I work in tech, Women in digital

Lauren Manners is a technical solutions designer in PDS. We spoke to her about her work and what it's like having a degree in English and working in tech.

What we learned from an HR and capability away day

Posted by: Julie Byrne, Posted on: 24 June 2019 - Categories: Community, Curiosity, Experts in what we do, Focus on core work

The HR and capability team had never had an away day before so they've written about what they did and what they learned from taking a day away from the office.

How I got to where I am: from cub reporter to content designer

Posted by: Paul Harvey-Douglas, Posted on: 14 June 2019 - Categories: Content design, Curiosity, How I got to where I am

Paul Harvey-Douglas studied English and his first job was selling adverts on a local newspaper. He's written about how he went from a cub reporter to a content designer in PDS.

Building communities in and around PDS

Posted by: Michelle Rostant-Bell, Posted on: 10 June 2019 - Categories: Community, Cultural values, Open

We recently held our third PDS values day and this time we focused on community, what it means for us, and why it matters.

Why everyone needs to be in the room for user research

Posted by: Franny Gant, Posted on: 7 June 2019 - Categories: Accessibility, Collaboration culture, Continuous iteration, Start with user needs, User research

Franny Gant writes about bringing everyone together for user research for a recent project and why it's important to have the right people in the room.

What we've learned about data visualisation best practice

Posted by: Naresh Achoybur, Laboni Paul and Alasdair Lomas, Posted on: 29 May 2019 - Categories: Analytics, Experts in what we do, parliament.uk, Unity without uniformity

Naresh is a performance analyst and presenting data in a clear and organised way is crucial in his job. He's written about what good and bad visualisations look like.

How our culture and values helped us complete a large and challenging programme

Posted by: Jane McCarthy, Posted on: 24 May 2019 - Categories: Care, Collaboration culture, Experts in what we do, Focus on core work

Jane McCarthy reflects on how her team completed a complex programme with very tight timescales and how the team culture got them through a challenging piece of work (as well as lots of cake).