The GDS Academy has just celebrated the 1,000th graduate on its digital and agile foundation course. In this blog post we speak to 4 graduates about how the course helped them take their digital careers to the next level.
...prioritisation and the design process. Still, my main responsibility is to write and maintain the code for the service together with my developer colleagues. I massively enjoy working for GDS....
...recognise outstanding work in these areas, an awards ceremony was held in January. The GDS Better Use Of Data team was delighted to receive an award for the Data Science...
...date and working on both machines (if you use two computers) 2. Work closely together When you’re pair programming, the usual set-up is for one of you to be the...
GDS is working with organisations across government to pilot a new way of working. We're forming networks of people with different skills and from different departments, who will work together to improve end-to-end services that cross departmental boundaries. We’re calling these networks ‘Service Communities’.
...learn prototyping and other design skills at GDS; signing up to the service designers mailing list is a good place to start. If you have any tips for content designers...
...on its ability to deliver services. In today's world, this means digital services." Australian exchange A representative of the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) team attended the ‘Hands-on agile for...
...Black History Month was also celebrated in GDS for the first time in October. It was a successful month, with a series of activities and events. Black History Month celebrations....
...services." "In the space of 8 weeks I’ve attended the Academy’s Digital & Agile Foundation Course, worked with HMRC and GDS on digital projects in a collaborative Civil Service environment",...
...also wanted to find a way to promote positive wellbeing, provide comfort to people who might be having a bad moment at work, and encourage people to talk about mental...
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