Cross-government and cross-public sector working are increasingly important, with departments appreciating that colleagues are likely to be facing the same issues with the same solutions. This makes communities of practice and communities of interest such as the Data Science Community …
Are bugs in some web browsers holding people back from completing government services? I recently set out to address this question using data reported to the Performance Platform showing the percentage of people who start and complete all GOV.UK services. …
The field of data science appears to be fast developing within government. I say this after our Government Digital Service (GDS) Show and Tell event where data scientists from different departments and agencies showcased a number of innovative projects, all …
We’ve just built an Admin App that will let us quickly build and deploy Performance Dashboards without any developer input. The launch marks an important milestone for us at the Performance Platform. Since we set out 2 years ago, we’ve …
In a world where online surveys are often distributed to understand user needs, the main challenge is no longer the gathering of data but dealing with the vast quantities of responses. When faced with such a daunting analysis task, the …
We've been looking into how to reduce the amount of noise on our graphs. Daily data often shows a lot of random fluctuation, especially since sample sizes are very low for small transactions. We're going to switch to weekly averages …
Sprint: 19 September to 2 October This sprint we’ve been investigating a new prototype dashboard that will help government service teams monitor how they are meeting user needs. The User Need Dashboard will pull together a mix of data from …
Sprint: 22 August to 4 September - The Performance Platform is now in public beta, having passed our Service Standard Assessment on the 27 August. While this sprint has been one of celebration, it has also been one of hard-core …
Our work with local authorities has gained further momentum with the launch of a new dashboard for Warwickshire County Council. The dashboard displays service information on library item renewals and is the second dashboard we’ve launched for local government. The …
The Performance Platform team is growing. We've recently hired a new service manager, programme delivery manager, and a couple of new delivery managers. As one of those newbies, I thought I'd share my first impressions of the platform with you. …
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