Jessica Brown

Head of Product Management Acas. My own views.

[Tom Brown @tomjonbrown]

📢Some exciting book news... I'm pleased to share the cover of my new (and first) book The Mind of the Minister: Restoring trust between ministers and civil servants (out 28 Nov). Available for preorder: https://t.co/dDzbRoYZwg

@BitebackPublishing #publishingnews #ukgovernment

[Jessica Brown @jessbrownonline]

I am reading: ‘Agile’ is lost… now what? by Ian James https://t.co/6jYUKRtoIc

[Katy Beale @katybeale]

We're hiring!

@hackneycouncil are looking for user-centred design practitioners with a passion for delivering good services to residents.

User Researchers x 2
Service Designers x 2
Associate Content Designer x 1

https://t.co/J70IYR19C4

[Jessica Brown @jessbrownonline]

I am reading: https://t.co/b5If8gsojb

[Jessica Brown @jessbrownonline]

@blangry They had left by this point in the session btw!

[Jessica Brown @jessbrownonline]

@blangry I thought you knew! I could tell the session leader didn’t……

[Chris Bush @suthen]

The inspiring @JanetHughes. Talking about building relationships with people that don’t think your research will inform outcomes in their best interest

Top tips
Go to where your users are
Show some respect
Genuinely listen to them
Actually act on what you’ve hear

#govcamp23

[Sinead Doyle @smcdoyle]

Love an unconference grid 🥰#govcamp23

[Jessica Brown @jessbrownonline]

@katybeale @Tulej These are great!!

[steve.rss @stevenjmesser]

Fantastic chat here on the bit between vision and roadmap: the value strategy and frameworks for it. #ProdUnconf23

[Debbie Blanchard @DebBlanch44]

All the good chats today at #produnconf23 - bring on next time!

[Jessica Brown @jessbrownonline]

@cholten99 @GDSTeam Oh no! I loved the GDS academy!

[James Reeve @jereeve]

Huge respect for the team that built the elegant live queue tracking, probably in the last couple of days (and can't talk about it). Truly a great civil service.

[Jessica Brown @jessbrownonline]

Today I'm reading: Scrum Has Failed the Developers
https://t.co/XQJwdeV6pz

[Jessica Brown @jessbrownonline]

Today I'm reading: 5 Tips for Successful Internal Platforms https://t.co/xgt4dlDY7J @scottcolfer

[Jessica Brown @jessbrownonline]

@the_golibe We need a podcast on this from you @the_golibe

[Jessica Brown @jessbrownonline]

Currently reading: What Product-Led Companies Look Like by @ant_murphy https://t.co/zNMwbKKKHF

[Tom Read @thommeread]

Excited to announce the new cross-government platform by @GDSTeam. Build simple, accessible digital forms in minutes 🙌🏻

https://t.co/1HF2mOjmuT

[Jessica Brown @jessbrownonline]

@ElunedAnderson @acasorguk

[Jessica Brown @jessbrownonline]

@scottcolfer Best of luck - looking forward to seeing what you do next!