Resource Format: Article: Blog
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Digital Identity Low Visibility Ahead: Mobile State IDs May Prevent Fraud in Digital Identity Verification, but Pose Threats to Privacy
This article explores trade-offs in the use of mobile state IDs.
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Engineering + Software Development Thinking Like an Engineer: Selecting and Working with Low-Code/No-Code Tools
Using low-code/no-code tools successfully requires knowing how to pick the right tool and knowing the kind of challenges that merit calling in a technical team for consultation and advice.
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Engineering + Software Development Strengths and Weaknesses of Low-Code/No-Code Tools
Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of the available low-code/no-code tools will help you pick the right tool for the job and balance their sometimes significant weaknesses with their tremendously valuable strengths.
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Human-Centered Design Navigating the Sticky Web of Research Compensation
Recommendations and case studies on establishing practices for user research compensation in government organizations.
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Engineering + Software Development Low-Code/No-Code Tools: Implementation and Insights from the Field
An overview on how U.S. Digital Response has used low-code/no-code tools internally as well as with our government partners
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Engineering + Software Development How to Get Started with Low-Code/No-Code Tools
Once you've learned about low-code/no-code tools, the question remains: how to get started?
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User Research When the “Wrong” Words Can Help People Find the Right Services
A short article appearing in the 3/14/23 edition of GovLoop by contributor Greg Jordan-Detamore from Code for America.
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User Research User Testing for Community-Focused Design
Example of call for user experience participation from the City of St. Paul, Minnesota.
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User Research Barriers to Government’s Adoption of User-centered Design — And How To Address Them
In this article we’ll provide an overview of four of the most common barriers heard, and how federal agencies might go about addressing them.
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Why defining your product is an essential question in government digital services
One of the most important questions in government digital services is "what is our product?". Teams that can identify their products are more likely to prioritize improvements in the best interest of the underlying service. And as a result of their work, Veterans, their family members, seniors, Medicare patients, and others have more successful and efficient interactions with the critical government services they need.
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Platforms: More value, more quickly, more securely
Adopting a platform strategy should be a key component of how government agencies design and deliver digital services.
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Product Management How to use product operations to scale the impact of government digital services
Ad Hoc has found that product operations can help scale impact by putting objective indicators at the center of product decision-making. The team has seen success in supporting product thinking at agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), where they made it easier for Veterans to access employment and education assistance and for caregivers to receive needed support.