This post is an excerpt from our recent “Guide to DevOps in Government“. The full guide is available for download at this link. Once you understand the value of DevOps, how do you get started? Especially if your teams work in strict silos, without tools to foster collaboration, you might be overwhelmed at the prospect ofRead… Read more »
This Presidential Innovation Fellow’s route to the White House to join an elite group of technologists and innovative thinkers isn’t exactly what you’d expect.
If your organization is used to managing projects in a linear, siloed process, the idea of implementing the collaborative, iterative DevOps approach can seem daunting. While there are significant benefits to the methodology, it does require significant changes across an organization. How do you manage those changes to achieve DevOps success?
It’s no secret that civic tech has often been overlooked by the mainstream dotcom circles. But, the tide is changing. New, innovative startups are propping up at a rapid pace.
The White House wasn’t the first and certainly won’t be the last government agency to join Snapchat. What do agencies need to know about snapping about public service?
Successful government websites are consistent, accessible, and current. Surprisingly though, many sites lag far behind today’s communications standards, missing the most important goal: serve the public well.
Questions to ask yourself to make sure your website is actually effective.
Do you have a creative and effective government program or initiative, or know of one that deserves recognition? If so, Harvard’s Innovations in American Government Awards are now seeking applications for our 2016-2017 award cycle. Administered by the Ash Center at Harvard Kennedy School, the Award is given to programs that serve as examples ofRead… Read more »
American Society for Quality Government Division has authorized a new international standard for efficiency and effectiveness in government, around the framework of auditable quality standards. There are three. One is for Process Maturity, one is for Systems Maturity, and the third is for Leadership Standards and is called Aligned Systems Objectives.
We realized that to meet our customers’ needs, we had to stop looking at the website through our own eyes and start looking at it through the eyes of a user.