Standing on a stage, lights dimmed except for the high-powered spotlight shining in my eyes. A room of 500 industry experts in web design, analytics and research all waiting to hear what I had to say. Throat dry but palms …
DVLA recently held a ‘Let’s get digital’ event in partnership with Swansea City Council’s Lifelong Learning Team which saw over 50 people attend. The aim of the event was to help people who have never used a computer go online. …
Not long ago I went to a conference and an analogy stuck with me...'you should see Twitter as the world’s largest focus group’, with responsibility for social media engagement it was something I was keen to introduce at DVLA. As …
Up until a year ago I would have said that for me it was a bit of mystery, but with Agile you learn very quickly... or get left behind! Here within DVLA our first real venture into the Agile world …
As part of the Digital by Default agenda, many government departments have switched from the traditional methods of developing software and adopted the Agile approach. Here at DVLA we are no exception. Having been a User Acceptance (UA) tester using …
Last week we tested the section of our new integrated enquiries platform Alpha version that allows drivers to check their driving licence record online. Testing the prototype with real customers is essential to ensure we deliver something they want to …
Rohan (Service Manager), Ryan (IEP Product Owner) and I (IEP Programme Manager) were invited to present at the GDS Sprint Alpha event at the Royal Society in London. I was impressed by the turnout and the amount of very senior …
DVLA has received a Highly Commended accolade at Digital Unite’s Spring Online Best Events Awards 2013. The recognition is for the ‘Empowering people to get online’ event held last April. David James from our Digital Service Team explains more: We co-ordinated …