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22 June 2018
We’re looking for a Head of User Research
I’ve been designing digital services for government for the last 18 years. Over that time I have held many different roles such as Web Designer, User Experience Designer, Product Manager, Transformation Lead, Head of Service Design and since last week, interim Head of User Research at dxw Over this time, highlights include: One of the […]
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22 May 2018
Introducing Kimmy
A little bit about myself and why I chose dxw… Hi, I’m Kimmy, dxw’s new Business Operations Intern. Having recently entered the workplace after spending time looking after my father, I am now branching out as an intern at dxw. I have found that the work I do with dxw suits me well, the […]
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11 May 2018
dxw’s Introduction to Kanban Workshop
Introduction to Kanban Workshop Last week, I attended dxw’s “Introduction to Kanban” workshop as part of my internship to learn about the revolutionary workflow management technique spearheaded by Toyota. “Kanban” in our context is an agile development method that allows development teams more control over the production of their product. Workshop Aims Aiming to introduce […]
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4 May 2018
Collectively defining our user research principles
Why we did it At dxw, all user researchers have different personal, academic and professional backgrounds. This diversity makes us better as a team. We have a strong collective capability, allowing us to successfully take on a variety of challenging projects, to have more impact and deliver better outcomes in the public sector. We work […]
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17 April 2018
6 years, 4 job titles, 3 offices, 1 great company
Six years is an unusual amount of time to spend working for the same company these days – more so when that company works with technology. The thing is, my time at dxw has really been like working for a number of different companies. These days we have a well-developed recruitment process involving an application […]
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16 April 2018
Learning from gamers to improve the Show and Tell experience
We’re currently working on a project with the Crown Commercial Service to build a new digital service for gathering management information from suppliers who do business through government frameworks. At the end of every sprint, we hold a Show & Tell session to report back on our findings and receive feedback. We invite stakeholders from […]