An online notebook
Something that I have found helps an awful lot is having a simple way to match identified user needs with the technology capabilities needed to meet them. It helps in two main ways: by encouraging people to consider the user needs they are trying to meet before thinking about technology solutions (always tempting, but dangerous!) … Keep reading
The mechanics of making digital change happen in an organisation can be really complicated. What works in one place may well not stick in another. It all depends on strategy, structures, politics and personalities. One common approach is to have a clearly defined digital programme. In many ways it makes perfect sense: you have a … Keep reading
User stories are the strongest way you can capture requirements for your digital service and are another key component in taking a user centric approach to design. Rather than the old way of doing things, of producing a specification document outlining every single feature that a product needs to have, user stories focus on the … Keep reading
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: An Open Letter to Software Suppliers – 13 Ways to Help the Public Sector to the Cloud – @copley_rich Why the obsession with “coding” misses the point – from @jjn1 “Whatsapp and $19bn” – great writeup Love this: “How To Create A Self-Paced Email Course” Why … Keep reading
I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Little J Beta – via @willperrin The limits of collaborative consumption: Would people really share their belongings? Blogging – why do it? | Amandacomms’s Blog Raspberry Pi: Baking Pi – Operating Systems Development – FAB! Apache considered harmful Starting Forth – Leo Brodie / free online … Keep reading