Becoming Beta
The ONS Alpha project has now officially drawn to a close after the successful passing of our voluntary GDS Service…
Read more on Becoming Beta“Official data, new light” – introducing Visual.ONS
Today, 15th January, sees the public beta launch of Visual.ONS, our new companion to the ONS Alpha website. Why two sites? A…
Read more on “Official data, new light” – introducing Visual.ONSSeasonally adjusted greetings and a big thank you
The ONS Alpha team is signing off now until 2015 but first I’d like to just say thank you to…
Read more on Seasonally adjusted greetings and a big thank youSentiment and Personas – social analytics around #ONSalpha
Our recent purchase of Brandwatch has opened the door to new opportunities for us in the word of social analytics….
Read more on Sentiment and Personas – social analytics around #ONSalphaDesigning with data
Following the GDS service standard we wanted to make sure we were using data on the alpha prototype wherever possible to help…
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Posted by Jonathan Porton and Phillip Gardiner, the Alpha User Experience Team The discovery phase Like most web projects, our…
Read more on The research behind the alphaAn alpha agile approach
A guest post from our Business Analyst and world traveler Alison Sarioglu.. The boring definition: Agile is a iterative approach to…
Read more on An alpha agile approachTechnology choices [Alpha]
A guest post from David Carboni our Technology Lead and Movember survivor.. If you’re curious about the technology behind the…
Read more on Technology choices [Alpha]Content conundrum
Anyone familiar with the current ONS website, particularly if you have tried to use the search will be well aware…
Read more on Content conundrumHomepage Hell
The words “Office for National Statistics” and “Homepage” have a dramatic effect on me in much the same way that…
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