Author Archives: kristinnewark

The last part of 2022 has disappeared in a flash and suddenly thoughts for many are turning towards the thought of a few days off, or having some work time with less interruptions expected. Unfortunately properties don’t know the difference between bank holidays and working days and things will still break. Whilst urgent repairs stillContinue reading “Beta 2 – Sprint 14 Show and Share”

After the disappointments of the last sprint around the create job requirements preventing us from moving towards go live, this sprint has renewed hope. The technical effort required, although beyond the scope of the existing commissioned work, is not as extensive as to require significant product rework. All I can say is watch this spaceContinue reading “Beta 2 – Sprint 13 Show and Share”

It’s been a sprint of highs and lows. Getting confirmation that the final step of job creation couldn’t be set up to come from DRS and transfer into our housing management system turned into a pretty big low for the Newark team as it means we can’t justify going live with the MVP as weContinue reading “Beta 2 – Sprint 12 Show and Share”

Just a brief update for this weeks blog as there aren’t any major updates to share. Engineers are continuing to progress with configuration for Newark’s communal repair options, page updates and flowing data to DRS. Show and Share This week we have Tom Harrison from Redbridge Council sharing why they have chosen to implement onlineContinue reading “Beta 2 – Sprint 11 Show and Share”

Excuse me while I do a double take – 10 sprints completed? 10!!! If everyone had been available all of the time this should have been our final sprint. However with other commitments coming into play, we still have a small number more to push through the additional functionality such as appointment changes, leasehold andContinue reading “Beta 2 – Sprint 10 Show and Share”

I seem to say it most sprints but it is true, progress seems to have accelerated again. The engineering team have been hard at work on the MVP. While the expected launch date of the MVP for Newark is later than initially planned to allow for onwards integration work into the HMS for Newark, itContinue reading “Beta 2 – Sprint 9 Show and Share”

Sprint 8 has been a whirlwind of activity with the tech team making great strides to tick off tasks such as accessibility and progress the implementation of the MVP for Newark and Sherwood. On a personal level I haven’t been around much as I moved house at the start of the sprint so whilst IContinue reading “Beta 2 – Sprint 8 Show and Share”

Accessibility and security have been the main drivers over the past sprint. Both areas are close to completion and whilst the upcoming sprint will be move the focus towards integrations for the MVP the outstanding accessibility tickets are not forgotten and will be peppered over the next few sprints. Part of our change in focusContinue reading “Beta 2 – Sprint 7 Show and Share”

The conclusion of sprint 6 has signalled the end of user testing and finalising of the prototype changes. The engineering team have completed a variety of work this phase including work on the service page to ensure they are accessibility compliant to AA standards and started added validation to pages. With the conclusion of userContinue reading “Beta 2 – Sprint 6 Show and Share”