Student event

Defining your use case: developing high-impact digital products with German government agencies

Join us for an exciting full-day interactive workshop on defining and design use cases for for government projects. The workshop is organised exclusively for Hertie students by the Bundesdruckerei and the Hertie School Data Science Lab.

On Friday, February 17, the Bundesdruckerei (BDR), which collects and manages encrypted data for secure identification of citizens in Germany, will hold an exclusive workshop on the topic of defining and designing use cases for government projects. Through the workshop, participations will have a closer look into how an agency works with government bodies to create an outline for successful implementation of these projects, with a slight focus on data. BDR will also organise a short session with their HR team on professional opportunities that are available at the organization.

There is a limited number of seats available for the workshop. Please register using the link above. In case the number of interested students exceed the number of available spots, you will be put on the waitlist and be contacted once a spot is opened up. 

Light breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea will be available for participants of the workshop.

Short summary of the workshop blocks:

  • 9:00-9:30 Introduction: What are we going to learn today? Introduction of the Bundesdruckerei and our functions in the projects. Expectation of the students.
  • 9:30-11:00 What is a Use Case? How to define one (User-Centered Approach, IREB). Typical situation #1: from a vague idea to a proper definition of a Use Case. Group work on templates, diagrams, user stories.
  • 11:00-11:30 Questions to be asked when defining a Use Case + why these are important (joint brainstorming)
  • 11:30-12:00 Brief overview of the agile process, scrum, tools and the challenges within governmental structures
  • 12:00-13:00 Lunch break
  • 13:00-14:00 Typical situation #2: from zero to a Use Case. Guided brainstorming: start off, obstacles, impact measurement, make or buy.
  • 14:00-15:00 Useful knowledge on the way to your Use Case: Personas, Contextual Interview, VPC, Use Case Matrix, Deep Dive Workshops, Data Engineering
  • 15:00-16:00 Hands-on session: Draft of interview questions
  • 16:00-16:30 (At least five) most underestimated issues: experience exchange
     

Speakers

Dr. Alexandra Fedorets

  • Dr. Alexandra Fedorets is an expert on digitalization and data analysis at the Bundesdruckerei and a trained economist with more than 15 years experience in empirical research focused on labor markets, using data to understand the consequences of reforms and drivers of change.

Anne Seidel

  • Anne Seidel is currently a Senior Business Development Manager and User Experience Consultant at Bundesdruckerei. She's also an expert in data analytics and artificial intelligence projects for the public sector with a rich suitcase of methods and  modern frameworks like scrum at a cerfified level.

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