A discovery phase helps organisations prioritise what to do first when improving a public service. But not all projects make it past this stage. Here are 5 reasons projects don’t make it out of discovery, and how to make sure they do when they should.
A housing repairs service with people at the centre
Local authorities are spending an astounding £30 million each year, solely answering housing repair calls. To support these councils we created an online service to help tenants in local authority housing report their repair needs.
What is the difference between a data analyst, engineer and scientist?
Organisations are starting to see the value of how data insights can create change. But in such a complex space, it can be hard to figure out what data scientists, engineers and analysts each do.
What went down at Deliver Con 2022
A couple of weeks ago we opened the Made Tech doors for the UK’s delivery manager community in and around the public sector. We shared our space to help host Deliver Con for 2 days, welcoming a range of wonderful speakers sharing their stories of agile delivery.
Putting methodology in the blender: How should “I” manage a project?
“I use PRINCE2”. “I apply Waterfall”. “I like Lean”. “I prefer Scrum”. “I <3 Agile!”Every project manager has their favourite approach, and some swear by “the one”. But why choose one when you can have them all?
Employee-led groups at Made Tech
Happy Pride Month! At Made Tech, we’re very lucky to have a diverse team powering everything we do. I want to give you a little tour of some different employee-led groups at Made Tech, to show you what it’s like to work here!
It’s time public sector leaders recognise data’s potential
Data is crucial for our public sector organisations to make better, more informed and fairer decisions at a faster pace.
8 golden rules of data-driven public services
To set the public sector on the right path in their digital projects, we want to challenge organisations to step away from their traditional methods. Here’s what you need to know to make your next data-driven project a success.
The foundations of data-driven government
Before starting data projects, it’s important for public sector teams to make sure they have the right technical, operational and cultural foundations. In this post I’d like to share what these foundations are, why they matter and how to get them right. If you work in and around data, you probably know a lot of this. But if you work in the public sector digital space and you’re hoping to make better use of your data, this is hopefully of some use!
How to talk about agile to non-digital decision makers
Many digital teams have adopted agile working. But it can be difficult to convince the rest of the organisation who may have little experience with it. And this is especially true of decision-makers who may, for any number of reasons, be mistrustful of agile working. This post is how to talk about agile to those people.
