We are pleased to announce that our beta advert is now live. Please share with any suppliers who may be interested, or if you would like to be part of the project please drop me a message. We are looking forward to starting the project again soon ! https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/digital-outcomes-and-specialists/opportunities/14891
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Funding Received for Beta
We are pleased to announce that our application for Beta was successful! Our plan is to take our learning from the previous phases to create an MVP, allowing customers to choose and book an appointment that will integrate with numerous scheduling systems. In the early stages of this phase some of the high level objectivesContinue reading “Funding Received for Beta”
Technical Alpha Report – 9 September 2020
The completed report is now finished, you can read it here . We would really like to thank everyone who has contributed to this round, especially those who took the time out to virtually meet with us. Without your input this phase would not have been possible. We hope that you find the report bothContinue reading “Technical Alpha Report – 9 September 2020”
Sprint 4 – 7 October 2020
So its our final sprint, as a project team we cant believe how quickly the time has flown by. We have learnt so much during the time and hope, for those of you that have followed us, that you have found it useful and interesting. In particular we have found the collaboration between the partnerContinue reading “Sprint 4 – 7 October 2020”
Sprint 3 -23 September 2020
What we’ve been doing this sprint: Supplier interviews Again we have had some great discussions with suppliers to understand how their products might support our development and to identify potential barriers. A big thank you to everyone that has taken the time out to engage with us in such open discussion. In this sprint weContinue reading “Sprint 3 -23 September 2020”
Supplier Engagement – TechUK
As you can see from the previous sprints, supplier engagement is something we have been prioritising for this project. We are continuing this engagement by working with TechUK to co-host a workshop to understand the role suppliers can help play in scaling transformation and digitising how social housing repairs are reported. The agenda for theContinue reading “Supplier Engagement – TechUK”
Sprint 2 – 9 September 2020
Another 2 weeks have flown by since our last update with lots being achieved. So lets get stuck into what we have done and what we have learnt. We are still keen to understand what the repairs process is like at other Councils, and so would ask anyone who hasn’t already done so, from aContinue reading “Sprint 2 – 9 September 2020”
Sprint 1 – 27 August 2020
Despite not being able to physically meet we’ve had a really busy and productive first sprint. We have made the most out of the available technologies to help us stay in contact and motivated including; Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Miro, Trello, Slack, MetroRetro….. the list goes on! So what have we been doing over theContinue reading “Sprint 1 – 27 August 2020”
Alignment workshop – 13 August 2020
It was great to get started again on this project. It was an exciting first workshop with Unboxed to scope the desired outcomes for this short Technical alpha; building on the previous Discovery and Alpha phases. Representatives from the four councils and Unboxed joined remotely using Google Meet and Miro to map out this nextContinue reading “Alignment workshop – 13 August 2020”
Project Notes – 17 February 2020
London Borough of Southwark just completed an alpha project with DXW Digital Ltd, Greenwich, Lincoln and South Kesteven councils exploring approaches for the design of a common pattern for reporting, diagnosing and scheduling of housing repairs. The project is part of MHCLG’s local digital collaboration fund which aims to address common local service challenges in common, reusableContinue reading “Project Notes – 17 February 2020”
