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  • 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…

  • Win public sector contracts with DOS3: July 4th Webinar with Advice Cloud

    The Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 framework agreement is scheduled to come out this July. But how can suppliers make it a success? A total of 2,018 suppliers feature on the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 2 framework and 94% of these are SMEs. Some of those SMEs are very successful, 35% to be exact. But what…

  • GovJam Leeds

    Last week we headed up to Leeds to sponsor and participate in Leeds GovJam. In short, GovJam takes place across the globe for two days each year. Working around a common theme, small teams meet at multiple locations, working for 48 hours on building innovative approaches and solutions towards challenges faced by the public sector. In…

  • A new MD for dxw

    It’s ten years since I founded dxw. In that time, we’ve grown from humble beginnings to a full-fledged team of 40 brilliant developers, designers, product managers, delivery leads, user researchers, operations engineers and leaders. As the scope and scale of dxw’s work has evolved, I have found myself drawn to the more strategic challenges that…

  • 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…

  • 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…