Agile Across the GDS Service Standard

About This Course

A practical course covering how agile delivery practices apply across the 14 points of the GDS Service Standard.

If your team is approaching a service assessment, or you’re a Delivery Manager or Product Manager who’ll present at one, this course gives you the practical knowledge to demonstrate compliance with confidence.

What You’ll Learn

One day focused on the GDS Service Standard in practice:

• The 14 points of the GDS Service Standard - what assessors actually look for
• Service phases - what good looks like in discovery, alpha, beta, and live
• Spend controls and the Technology Code of Practice - how they interact with agile delivery
• Assessment preparation - what to present, how to present it, common pitfalls
• Evidencing agile practice - demonstrating iteration, user research, and continuous improvement
• Cross-government standards - how the Service Standard connects to the Government Digital and Data Capability Framework

Course Agenda

• Morning: The Service Standard in depth, service phases, spend controls
• Afternoon: Assessment preparation, evidencing agile practice, mock assessment exercise

Who This Is For

• Delivery teams preparing for service assessments
• Delivery Managers and Product Managers who’ll present at assessments
• Teams in alpha or beta phase
• Anyone who needs to understand how agile ways of working demonstrate compliance

What’s Included

• 7 hours of live virtual training
• Digital course materials including assessment preparation checklist
• Mural workspace
• Certificate of attendance
• Post-course email support for 30 days

GDaD Alignment

Supports skills across all GDaD delivery roles, with particular relevance to Delivery Managers and Service Owners.

Format

All sessions delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams and Mural. Open enrolment and private cohort options available. Private cohorts for teams of 6 or more from £4,500+VAT.