Three years ago, the Head of the Royal Navy, the First Sea Lord George Zambellas said that the Royal Navy had to think and act differently to change for the better. “We have to enable this change, through technology, and …
Like much of the Defence community, the Royal Navy is on a digital transformation journey. Initiatives like NELSON and Navy Service Standards are great examples of work underway to build digital and data capabilities from the ground up. At the …
Listening to our growing pains Over the last year or so, we've increased the number of Navy digital services we're helping to deliver. As we've done that, we've noticed a few things: we need to get better at coordinating what …
What do baseball and the MOD have in common? No, this isn't the start of a bad joke. The answer, surprisingly, is data. Our Head of Data recently watched Moneyball, a film adapted from the book by Michael Lewis, which is …
Summary Cyber security operations is a complex business. Each new device connected online is a target for cyber attackers to exploit, highlighting the need to find solutions to detect and defend against increasingly sophisticated attacks. This challenge is only going …
To mark International Women's Day, we're highlighting the roles and achievements of women working across the Defence Digital Function. Christine Maxwell, Director, Cyber Defence & Risk, Defence Digital Did I ever think I’d work for Defence or Government? No, …
“That sounds really interesting,” replied the man in the gym insincerely. “I’m not sure it applies to me though.” “Do you have an Excel spreadsheet that’s critical to the output of your team? Do you understand how it was made …
In this 'Spotlight on...' series, we offer insights into the roles and responsibilities of people and teams working in digital and technology within the Ministry of Defence (MOD). This post features Defence Digital’s Major General Tom Copinger-Symes, who took up the new …
Introduction by Commodore Richard Winter, Assistant Chief of Staff J3 (Operations), Defence Digital Operations Headquarters: “When Lieutenant Commander Jon Parker joined last year, he was fresh from his Head of Department job at sea and full of enthusiasm to continue …
The R2-D2 discovery sprint
This discovery sprint looked into how Defence as a whole assesses 'readiness' (supply and demand) of the people and the equipment in our military. Reporting 'readiness' is done both against the Defence Plan (our committed forces) and for all other ad hoc tasks. And because we’re nerds, we have called this the 'Readiness Reporting and Deployability Discovery' – or R2-D2.
In 5 days, we prototyped a service which will allow Medical Assistants (MAs) to digitally record their training and experiences and tested it with 8 users. About NELSON The Royal Navy’s NELSON is a team of user researchers, designers, engineers …