In just nine weeks, BJSS delivered a GDS approved digital service for the Department for Transport (DfT) and National Highways. The solution, which is hosted on Google Cloud (GCP), has provided DfT and National Highways with a brand-new digital service that is designed to help bridge owners find and procure temporary bridge solutions.
Like all UK Government organisations, the Department for Transport (DfT) and National Highways are mandated to follow GDS delivery guidelines. When the departments recognised the need for a new digital service for bridge owners, they wanted to find a technology partner that could help them to move through the GDS delivery phases at pace.
A significant proportion of GDS projects take over a year to receive full approval, with some failing to make it past the discovery phase. Keen to accelerate through the GDS stages, DfT and National Highways sought BJSS’ help due to its reputation for delivering over 40 GDS approved digital services.
To accelerate through the GDS phases (discovery, alpha and beta), BJSS split the delivery into:
BJSS also organised a show and tell at the end of every week to showcase progress, review objectives and revalidate the agreed vision. To learn more about our delivery process, click here.
By following this approach, the BJSS team rapidly developed a new cloud-native application on Google Cloud, using tools such as Google IAM, App Engine, Identity-Aware Proxy and Identity Platform. This resulted in a partial solution being tested and improved with end-users by week three of the delivery. Having passed the alpha phase, the BJSS team migrated the solution to DfT’s Google Cloud Platform, where it was continuously improved and prepared for launch.
The intuitive nature of GCP, combined with BJSS’ expertise in delivering GDS projects, resulted in DfT and National Highways obtaining full GDS approval nine weeks after the project began. Several other factors led to the delivery’s success, including:
With our agile approach, commitment to collaboration, and the use of best in class Google Cloud products, DfT and National Highways have been able to execute one of the fastest GDS deliveries since the programme began. But most importantly, it has acted as a blueprint for how government can deliver new digital public services at pace.
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