Product and project management

Resources on Product and project management

  • An introduction to the Digital Experience Council

    The Digital Experience (DX) Council plays a critical role in coordinating governmentwide efforts and assisting agencies in delivering digital experiences that meet the public’s needs and expectations.

  • Requirements for improving the management of federal programs and projects

    Learn how to implement the Program Management Improvement Accountability Act to deliver better websites and digital services.

  • Performance.gov

    Performance.gov provides the public, agencies, members of Congress, academics, and the media a view into the progress underway to improve federal government performance and accountability to the American public.

  • TechFAR Hub

    Understand how to buy, build, and deliver modern digital services while staying on the correct side of compliance with the TechFAR Hub.

  • An introduction to inclusion

    An inclusive culture contributes to a sense of belonging, promotes a healthier and more empowering workplace, respects differences, and optimizes for equal opportunities.

  • Moving to .gov

    If you’re moving to .gov from another top-level domain, like .com, .org, or .us, here are some best practices to help you plan that transition.

  • How to Build an Analytics Strategy

    A case study using Digital.gov as an example of how to assess, report, and take action using web analytics as part of an analytics strategy.

  • Foundations of Agile, Part I

    18F’s Alan Atlas and Alan Brouilette cover the fundamentals of Agile.

  • Foundations of Agile, Part II

    18F’s Alan Atlas and Alan Brouilette cover the fundamentals of Agile.

  • U.S. Web Design System

    A design system for the federal government that makes it easier to build accessible, mobile-friendly government websites for the American public.

Tools and Services

  • 18F

    We help government agencies fix technical problems, build products, and improve how government serves the public through technology.

  • Digital Dashboard

    Measures how U.S. government domains are following best practices for federal websites.

  • Presidential Innovation Fellows

    We help government agencies fix technical problems, build products, and improve how government serves the public through technology.

  • Section508.gov

    Guidance for federal agencies on IT accessibility compliance.

  • U.S. Digital Service

    We deploy small, responsive groups of designers, engineers, product managers, and bureaucracy specialists to work with and empower civil servants.

  • 10x

    Provides funding for new technology projects or products across government, from the TTS office of investments.

  • Digital Analytics Program

    A free analytics tool for measuring digital services in the federal government.

  • DotGov Registry

    We make it easy to register and manage a .gov domain for US-based government organizations.

  • FedRAMP

    The Federal Risk and Authorization Management (FedRAMP) is a process that authorizes cloud products and services.

  • Login.gov

    An identity management service that provides secure and private online access to participating government programs.

Join a Community of Practice

  • Innovation Adoption

    Our purpose is to build innovation and intrapreneurship capacity across government by investing in and nurturing innovation, intrapreneurship capabilities, and the innovation experience.

  • Federal Leadership and Professional Development

    Providing federal employees with seminars on leadership, professional development, and strategy.

  • U.S. Web Design System

    A community for anyone building federal websites with the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS) or considering it for a future project.

  • Web Managers

    Create a better online experience for the public alongside government web content managers.

News and Events on Product and project management

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Reassessing priorities: Adapting to additional work without additional resources

The Office of Natural Resources Revenue’s Open Data, Design, and Development (ODD) team is taking on management of a fourth website, despite being short-staffed. As a result, they have revisited and reprioritized their yearly goals. To do so, they utilized a prioritization matrix, developed a structured impact assessment, and laid out a transition plan. Their process ensured realistic workload adjustments, improved team morale, and highlighted the importance of practical goal-setting, especially when teams are short-staffed.— via Office of Natural Resources Revenue

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Jul 23, 2024

Meet your Digital Experience Council

The Digital Experience Council plays a critical role in coordinating governmentwide efforts and assisting agencies in delivering digital experiences that meet the public’s needs and expectations.

Apr 09, 2024

18F practices in action (spoiler: this stuff works)

How well do 18F software development practices work? The 18F team reflected on a recent project for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) .gov registry to gauge the effectiveness of six recommendations aligned with what they actually did.— via 18F

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Apr 03, 2024

18F at ten

We’re celebrating all the ways we continue to realize our founding vision: bringing technologists into government, launching shared digital services, and helping partner agencies build user-centered technology.— via 18F

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Mar 19, 2024
Annual Gathering

Spring 2024 Community Summit

Digital service experts across the federal government will share case studies and best practices on delivering a digital-first public experience.
2024
Next steps in the U.S. Web Design System’s inclusive usability research

USWDS Monthly Call - November 2023

The USWDS team will continue sharing our progress to improve ongoing research, publishing results and addressing recent findings.
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2023
Conducting user research with people with disabilities

USWDS Monthly Call - October 2023

This month, we’ll share progress and findings from our recent effort to improve our ongoing research practice.
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2023
Website backlogs

Backlogs and why every website needs one

Join us as we discuss the concept and importance of backlogs and hear real-world examples of successful application in various GSA products and programs.
2023

6 lessons from a project handoff

Project handoffs are not simple. Teams have their own cultures and work styles. Without planning, a project could lose institutional memory, time, quality, and funding when it passes from one team to the next. Here are 6 lessons we learned as a recent project changed hands.— via USA.gov

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Sep 19, 2023