Department for Transport digital

The power of flexible working

Posted by: Beth Sizeland, Director of Transport Security and DfT Smart Working Champion, Posted on: 4 August 2017 - Categories: Digital, Transformation

Transport security can be more of a 24/7 job than a 9 to 5 one – which is why smarter working is particularly important in helping us provide a continuity of service.

Working in an Agile team as a novice

Posted by: Patience Osayande, DfT Passenger Services team, Posted on: 20 April 2017 - Categories: Agile delivery, Digital, Transformation

A year ago, I joined the Crossing Thresholds programme, which is for women who want to develop their career in a structured and supportive environment.

DfT Hacks: our first external hackathon

Posted by: Tom Ewing, Principal Data Scientist, Department for Transport, Posted on: 6 April 2017 - Categories: Data, Digital, Service Design

A hackathon is an event where problems and challenges are solved innovatively, using data and technology.

Data sharing and collaboration in the West Midlands

Posted by: Teresa Jolley, Creative Director, DEFT153 Ltd, Posted on: 3 April 2017 - Categories: Data, Open Data, Transformation

One of the major challenges for reducing congestion and improving journey information is the sharing and use of road-related data between different organisations.

This time it's persona(l) – starting the DfT data index alpha

Posted by: Richard Phillips, User Researcher, Posted on: 27 February 2017 - Categories: Agile delivery, Data, Service Design, User Research

Making it easier to find and use data will help us do our jobs better - improving services and developing evidence based policy.

Findings from our data discovery

Posted by: Doug Linssen, Digital Fast Streamer, Posted on: 6 February 2017 - Categories: Agile delivery, Data, Transformation, User Research

We recently blogged about the start of our project to see if we could create an index for our data to make it easier to find and use.

Station to Station: passenger information trials at London Bridge

Posted by: Andrew Hutton, Network Rail lead development manager, London Bridge station, Posted on: 17 January 2017 - Categories: Digital

The rebuild of London Bridge station, as part of the Thameslink Programme, presented us with a great opportunity to try out some new ways of helping people find their way around a busy station.

Seek and you may find: digital data index discovery

Posted by: Alan Rider DfT Digital Capability Lead, Posted on: 12 December 2016 - Categories: Agile delivery, Data, Digital

Ever sat down to start on a piece of work and thought, “Where do I find the information I need to do this?”

First among sequels: DfT Hack Club 2

Posted by: Katherine Attwood, Digital Fast Streamer, Posted on: 28 November 2016 - Categories: Agile delivery, Digital, Service Design

Earlier this month, DfT ran its second Hack Club event, where prototype services are built from scratch in double quick time.