Building communities in and around PDS
We recently held our third PDS values day and this time we focused on community, what it means for us, and why it matters.
Digital strategy
Why everyone needs to be in the room for 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
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
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).
Why I work in tech by a data architect
Bridget Keam is a data architect for corporate data in PDS. We spoke to her about her job, what she does, and why she enjoys working in tech.
Building a new online catalogue for the Parliamentary Archives
We recently completed a project with the Parliamentary Archives to create a new website and we talk about the lessons we learned in this blog post.
The surprising overlaps between digital content and explaining Parliament to 12 year olds
Emily Turner recently spent some time with the content team and she's written about the overlaps between digital content and explaining Parliament to young people.
Confidence as a cultural value
We recently held another of our values days. This time we focused on confidence and the different ways you can have confidence in work. Rachel Christopher and Julie Byrne have blogged about the day itself.
Working on the 'get kit' service design workstream
We've recently been looking to improve how our users get their software and hardware when they join Parliament. Dan Barrett and Sian Hodges have written about the last eight weeks of work, what they did, and what they learned.
What does confidence mean to PDS staff?
We recently held a confidence day, which is one of our cultural values in PDS. We've heard from lots of people in PDS about what confidence means to them so here's what some of our staff had to say.