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How user-centered design shapes our services

Posted by: Nadine Hussien - User Experience Researcher, Posted on: 25 August 2022 - Categories: Digital transformation, User research

Find out how user-centered design shapes our services, and join our user panel for the Register of Overseas Entities.

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User interaction: epic fictional fails

Posted by: James Francis - Lead Interaction Designer, Posted on: 7 September 2018 - Categories: User research
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For government services, user needs should always come first. We take a look at interaction design fails in some famous sci-fi films.

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Pointless surveys

Posted by: Gary Townley - Senior communications manager, Posted on: 23 July 2018 - Categories: Companies House transformation
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What new services would you like us to deliver? Can we make your returns easier? Can we help you submit your forms correctly and on time? Help make Companies House better.

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Delivering a new service: file company accounts

Posted by: Ruth Ryan - Application development, Posted on: 21 December 2017 - Categories: Digital transformation, Running a company

A development team perspective on delivering a new service into private beta.

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Service assessment: paying late filing penalties online

Posted by: Amy Harcombe - Lead product manager, Posted on: 25 September 2017 - Categories: Digital transformation, User research
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...what we do, what documents companies need to file, and the late filing penalty process, before talking specifically about this new service. I then ran through a demonstration of the...

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My work as a user researcher

Posted by: Amanda Hooper - User researcher, Posted on: 1 September 2017 - Categories: User research, Working at Companies House
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...available on GOV.UK. I work closely with our user experience team, product manager and scrum team; and I play a key role in representing user research at GDS assessments. I...

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Expanding our user panel: Listening to you and making improvements

Posted by: Sarah Leighton, Posted on: 27 July 2017 - Categories: User research
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...of research they are willing to take part in. The next steps will include driving recruitment in our local area, and neighbouring cities. We’ve already started eyeing up potential business...

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We use our blog to talk about the work we’re doing, offering tips and advice on starting, running and closing a company. We also share the latest developments on the changes to UK company law.

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