Digital Capabilities Workshop

• ​Roles, responsibilities and capabilities required for digital product development

• ​Stages of a digital product lifecycle and what’s needed at each stage

• ​Capabilities needed for projects and where these capabilities will come from (i.e. which of these are/could be developed in-house, which from their digital partner)

• ​Identifying any gaps in the capabilities and budget required to deliver the proposed solution

• ​How best to find and identify potential digital partners (e.g. Dovetail)

• ​Shortlisting potential partners and deciding on a digital partner

• ​How to develop a project brief for digital partners and how much detail is required

• ​Scoping a realistic budget for a design or software development project, as well as any ongoing costs

• ​The best way to make first contact with potential digital partners

• ​Steps to start working with a partner and managing ongoing work (e.g. planning, searching, deciding, etc.)

• ​Building high-quality relationships with a digital partner

• ​What challenges exist when working with a digital partner and how these can be overcome

​Resources

• ​Research into the charity/agency relationship

• ​How your charity can hire the right digital agency

• ​Dovetail - list of tech for good agencies

• ​Construction, Efficiency, and Production Systems - why is construction so inefficient? Is digital similar?