The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has announced that the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) has cooperated in a trial of a visual scribing workshop, part of the oneAPS Opportunities pilot program.
In a statement, the DTA said oneAPS Opportunities involved a new approach to whole-of-government digital talent mobility.
“The program aims to help Agencies quickly deploy digital professionals to areas of greatest need, while providing the opportunity to develop capability within their own staff by allowing them to take on new work,” the Agency said.
“The program gives managers access to digital professionals from across the Australian Public Service (APS) for short-term work.”
It said managers could post opportunities and the digital professionals could respond while staying linked to their home teams or Agencies.
“These forms of placements are supported in the APS Mobility Framework as ‘informal arrangements’,” DTA said.
DTA’s visual scribe, Belle Hogg was joined by Chris Wilson (IT System Administrator) from the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment to deliver a workshop for APSC staff.
Head of the Centre of Excellence for Workforce Planning at the APSC, Adina Lieu said her team realised there was a skills gap in visual communication and conceptualising ideas visually.
She said of the workshop that her team “identified clear connections with our work and how we could use the new skills in the way we communicate with stakeholders across all APS Agencies”.
The DTA said running a workshop was just one example of a way oneAPS Opportunities could help.
Other ways could be pulling in a developer for a week to develop a prototype for usability testing, or getting a delivery manager in for a month to start a team on agile delivery.
Further information about oneAPS Opportunities can be accessed from the DTA website at this PS News link.
