Guidance

Digital and agile awareness for policy makers course description

One-day GDS Academy course on digital and agile within a policy environment, for staff in a policy based role.

Published 16 September 2016

From:: Government Digital Service

Course summary

This GDS Academy course is for staff working in policy or related areas who want to understand what digital means in government. You will get the chance to explore the methodology we use to deliver digital services, including agile. The course also includes a case study about how policy and digital teams have worked together to design and deliver digital services.

Course aims and objectives

The aim of this course is to provide an awareness of digital and how this is being taken forward across government, and share tips and best practice from policy colleagues who have experienced agile working.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

describe what digital means in government
demonstrate the behaviours to support a digital team culture by supporting user-centred design, agile and multidisciplinary team approaches
access guidance for policy makers working with digital teams - this guidance has been developed and is being iterated by policy teams based on practical experiences
identify next steps and any further capability needs

Modules

Digital awareness
Thinking agile
User centred design
Policy and digital teams working together case study
What next?

Course length

The course takes 1 working day. It usually runs from 10am to 4:30pm.

Eligibility

This course is open to any member of staff at any civil service grade, who is in a policy role.

Training locations and dates

There are no available courses. We will publish course dates as soon as they are available.

GDS Academy training locations

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