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:I’m excited to find new ways to help public servants do their work and through that improve Canadians experience of government. I think a key part of this will be talking directly to more users and involving them more directly in the design process. I am also really excited for working on the major design problems with this awesome team!
:I’m excited to find new ways to help public servants do their work and through that improve Canadians experience of government. I think a key part of this will be talking directly to more users and involving them more directly in the design process. I am also really excited for working on the major design problems with this awesome team!
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=== Chris Allison ===
'''GCcollab:'''
@Christopher.Allison
'''Twitter:'''
@ToferC
'''Who are you and what do you do?'''
I’m Chris Allison and I lead the Digital Collaboration Division at the Treasury Board Secretariat and act as the business lead and product manager for the GCTools. I also champion new ways to use technology to improve our work processes, promoting the use of Open Source Software as a way to work more effectively and support the development of an enterprise framework for governing and using technology effectively.
'''What is a highlight/special achievement from the last year?'''
The highlight of last year for me has been a broader understanding of what GCcollab could mean for the Government of Canada. It started as a way to work better with partners and build relationships. In 2017 we were able to shift the perspective to “How can we use an open and accessible collaborative workspace to re-imagine how we work with partners and citizens side by side.” Exactly where this takes us remains to be seen, but the potential to use open source tools to really change the way we work together is already amazing.
'''What is a lesson from the last year?'''
Change and getting the right amount of communication are hard. Even on an agile team that’s used to being on the edge, there can be a lot of uncertainty around new technology, new processes and changes to the team from new people joining and old friends departing. If there’s one thing I really learned in 2017, it’s that I really can’t communicate enough and need to make sure the ideas in my head are informed by the whole team and clear and understandable to everyone.
'''What are you excited about for the coming year?'''
So much! Working in partnership with the Netherlands (and others!) on a re-build of the core collaboration platform. A whole-of-government design system. The launch of GCmessage as a Government-wide instant messaging and team chat platform. A single sign-on solution and the integration of GCcollab and GCconnex into a single platform. Spending another year with this amazing team.<br>
