This is Lesson 4 in the boot camp How to be digital in the Canadian public service .

REQUIRED

5-MINUTE READ

1. Read about how public servants need to work differently to achieve different outcomes

Government of Canada: Agile: how we are working differently by Alex Benay, former Chief Information Officer of Canada

10-MINUTE READS

2. Keep reading

Continue learning about evolving business practices to support digital product development.

Apolitical: What is agile working, a guide for government

Apolitical: Intro to lean for public servants

Apolitical: Lean for public servants – changing culture at work

Apolitical: Humanising public procurement: the GovTech skills you need

15-MINUTE REFLECTION

3. Reflect on what you’ve learned

Using these discussion questions, reflect on how you might be able to include agile methods in your work.

Agile methodology means working differently: breaking tasks into small chunks, testing with users often and iterating as needed.

  • What are some of the benefits of working this way?
  • What are some of the challenges?
  • How might you adopt some agile methods in your daily work?

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