A behind-the-scenes look at winning the Civil Service innovation award Suppose the Civil Service embarked on an ambitious project to create software that would be used widely in government and beyond. The design would involve cross-departmental and international collaboration, and the …
Content design is a collaborative discipline, so when you’re the only content designer in your digital team, it can be lonely. You don’t have that content buddy to bounce ideas off, get a second pair of eyes on your work …
I started out as a linguist. I remember when I was at school, whenever people would ask me what I wanted to do and my answer was “languages”, they always asked, “Oh, do you want to be a bilingual secretary?”. …
As a civil servant of nearly 20 years, I thought all of Government was the same. However, just over 4 years ago I discovered a place where things are done a little differently. I work for the Ministry of Justice …
I have to admit, the term ‘Business Analyst’ doesn’t sound particularly interesting. It’s not even very descriptive; my own parents don’t really understand what I do. Analyse the business, perhaps? Look at processes, write business cases, monitor value-add with KPIs …
On my first day as an Associate Delivery Manager (ADM), both new to the profession and the Civil Service, I was nervously excited about getting stuck in and discovering how I could add value. I was then humbled fairly abruptly …
In the age of digital first, the use of paper forms is a problem. These forms are often designed to be printed out and filled in by hand, not completed on a screen. When we make them available on GOV.UK …
Hello, my name is Alexandra Craciun but everyone calls me Alex or Ali. I joined the Platforms & Architecture team at MoJ Digital in October 2020 as the Product Manager for Analytical Platform. I always found it hard to give …
Do you get cold sweats brought on by the thought of losing one particular person from your team? Well, read on. Confession: I don’t like the title of this blog post. Single-points-of-failure (SPOFs) are the people who have worked relentlessly …
A couple of months ago I wrote about the MoJ Digital & Technology mission for this year. We have now completed the first quarter of the year (already!), and I thought I’d share just some of the great progress we’ve …
The User Centred Policy Design ( UCPD) Cross Justice Delivery team said goodbye to the Child Arrangements Service at the end of March, and handed the service over to its new home in Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). …
