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LG Inform a simulation set of slides to show the live demonstrations used in the LGA
half day training sessions in 2015/2016
Tim Adams: Programme Manager LG Inform Plus
Objectives for the session
• Explain the background and vision• Demonstrate the product• Encourage you to use it:
– for viewing pre-prepared material– tailoring and building your own material– sharing the information by a variety of channels
Agenda – part 1 (light touch use)
• Background• Public access – landing page / standard
reports• Signed in access• Content search• Landing Page and its tailoring
Agenda – 2 (Your own reporting)
• Report builder – simple component• Report builder – adding / layout / editing
components• Report saving / auto-saving / versioning• Report previewing / exporting• Report printing and sharing
Agenda – 1 (light touch use)
• Background• Public access – landing page / standard
reports• Signed in access• Content search• Landing Page and its tailoring
Why have we done this?• Severe financial pressures
– Productivity through deconstruction of performance– More sophisticated techniques than the past
• Dismantling of previous infrastructures– the demise of the Audit Commission– sector move to self regulation & re-wiring public services– look at industry standards and methods– offer coordinated facilitation not an imposition
• Transparency Agenda– legislation advancing on public right of access to data– reduce freedom of information work loads– how do we make data transparent
Key Information – LG Inform
• About us: www.local.gov.uk/about-lginform • LG Inform: www.lginform.local.gov.uk• Help and support:
– Log-in assistance: [email protected]– Support: [email protected]– General enquiries: [email protected]
• LG Inform Knowledge Hub Group– https://khub.net/group/lginform
Agenda – 1 (light touch use)
• Background• Public access – landing page / standard
reports• Signed in access• Content search• Landing Page and its tailoring
The carousel displays up to datenews stories from the LGA
Agenda – 1 (light touch use)
• Background• Public access – landing page / standard
reports• Signed in access• Content search• Landing Page and its tailoring
Agenda – 1 (light touch use)
• Background• Public access – landing page / standard
reports• Signed in access• Content search• Landing Page and its tailoring
Practice break. Search/Dashboard• Try searching and viewing standard reports
– Adult obesity in London region– Adult obesity compared with all regions– Recycling in your council compared with core cities– Planning performance improvements over time
• Try editing your dashboard– Change a dial to include highway running expenses– Re-order the dials– Change the comparison group or lead authority– Reset back to defaults
Agenda – 1 (light touch use)
• Background• Public access – landing page / standard
reports• Signed in access• Content search• Landing Page and its tailoring
Practice break. Search/Dashboard• Try searching and viewing standard reports
– Adult obesity in East region– Adult obesity compared with all regions– Recycling in your council compared with core cities– Planning performance improvements over time
• Try editing your dashboard– Change a dial to include highway running expenses– Re-order the dials– Change the comparison group or lead authority– Reset back to defaults
Agenda – 2 (Your own reporting)
• Report builder – simple component• Report builder – adding / layout / editing
components• Report saving / auto-saving / versioning• Report previewing / exporting• Report printing and sharing
Practice break. Create a simple bar• Try creating a simple bar chart for your organisation
– Chose a metric that will match your lead authority and comparison group < keep simple
• for Counties/Mets/Unitaries – try GCSEs ?• for Districts – try Planning ?• for Fire – try Primary Dwelling Fires ?
– Save it– Tailor its layout– Save it
Agenda – 2 (Your own reporting)
• Report builder – simple component• Report builder – adding / layout / editing
components• Report saving / auto-saving / versioning• Report previewing / exporting• Report printing and sharing
Practice break. Add more components• Try adding more components of your choice and
laying them on the canvas as you wish– Try adding a map– Try adding a pie chart– Save it– Tailor its layout– Save it
Agenda – 2 (Your own reporting)
• Report builder – simple component• Report builder – adding / layout / editing
components• Report saving / auto-saving / versioning• Report previewing / exporting• Report printing and sharing
Generates a pdf file
Key Information – LG Inform / Plus
• General Info: www.local.gov.uk/about-lginform
• LG Inform: www.local.gov.uk/lginform
• LG Inform Plus: www.local.gov.uk/lginformplus
• Help and support: [email protected]
• LG Inform Knowledge Hub Group– https://khub.net/group/lginform
End of part 1 LG Inform
