LG Inform half day training session 2016 - slides simulating live use
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The document outlines the LG Inform training sessions held in 2015/2016, focusing on the platform's background, features, and functionalities for users to access and create reports. It highlights the need for transparency in public data, driven by financial pressures and legislative changes. Additionally, it provides resources for support and further information on LG Inform and its additional service, LG Inform Plus.
LG Inform half day training session 2016 - slides simulating live use
- 1. 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
- 2. 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
- 3. Agenda – part 1 (light touch use) • Background • Public access – landing page / standard reports • Signed in access • Content search • Landing Page and its tailoring
- 4. 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
- 5. Agenda – 1 (light touch use) • Background • Public access – landing page / standard reports • Signed in access • Content search • Landing Page and its tailoring
- 6. 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
- 7. 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: lginform@esd.org.uk – Support: lginform@esd.org.uk – General enquiries: LGInform@local.gov.uk • LG Inform Knowledge Hub Group – https://khub.net/group/lginform
- 8. Agenda – 1 (light touch use) • Background • Public access – landing page / standard reports • Signed in access • Content search • Landing Page and its tailoring
- 10. The carousel displays up to date news stories from the LGA
- 23. Agenda – 1 (light touch use) • Background • Public access – landing page / standard reports • Signed in access • Content search • Landing Page and its tailoring
- 27. Agenda – 1 (light touch use) • Background • Public access – landing page / standard reports • Signed in access • Content search • Landing Page and its tailoring
- 31. 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
- 32. Agenda – 1 (light touch use) • Background • Public access – landing page / standard reports • Signed in access • Content search • Landing Page and its tailoring
- 36. 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
- 37. 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
- 72. 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
- 73. 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
- 90. 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
- 91. 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
- 113. 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: lginform@esd.org.uk • LG Inform Knowledge Hub Group – https://khub.net/group/lginform
- 114. End of part 1 LG Inform
Editor's Notes
- #8: Useful details.
- #9: Describe Landing Page signed out components Post code search – DN1 1LE Look at South Yorkshire Fire – describe the dashboard Look at Doncaster Council – describe the dashboard IF SEARCH IS NOW OPENED UP drill down to the first dial LGA standard report drill down to the headline report
- #10: This is the landing page for LG Inform: http://lginform.local.gov.uk A brief note about LG Inform can be viewed Public users will be able to search for information about their authority by entering their postcode or authority. A selection here will alter the 6 dials: see next slide The tabs Search and About LG Inform will be discussed later.
- #11: This is the landing page for LG Inform: http://lginform.local.gov.uk A brief note about LG Inform can be viewed Public users will be able to search for information about their authority by entering their postcode or authority. A selection here will alter the 6 dials: see next slide The tabs Search and About LG Inform will be discussed later.
- #12: The dials are controlled by the LGA and changes depending upon the authority selected. Additional information on the authority is available via the ‘headline report’. By clicking on the blue titles for the dials users will see further information about this metric, their authority and others. There is an ‘information pane’ on the right for showcaseing councils and new information
- #13: By returning to the home page. A search of the database can be performed.
- #14: In the search window type a simple topic area to establish what is available currently.
- #15: Results can be sorted by date or relevancy with up to 25 results per page
- #16: This is what the standard LGA report looks like: Metric description and a data table showing authority values set against other similar authorities.
- #17: A bar chart showing the relative performances of authorities in this group All components in the report can be exported out as individual elements: e.g. a picture or a csv file.
- #18: The information is show as a map.
- #19: A trend chart is available
- #20: The data set is available too.
- #21: The dials are controlled by the LGA and changes depending upon the authority selected. Additional information on the authority is available via the ‘headline report’. By clicking on the blue titles for the dials users will see further information about this metric, their authority and others. There is an ‘information pane’ on the right for showcaseing councils and new information
- #22: The Headline report opens with some background information on the report. By scrolling down a number of themes are revealed with example metrics
- #23: The headline report shows a standard report containing a selection of metrics for the council chosen across some themes.
- #24: SIGN IN Describe the extras – show the extra drop downs (search) mention and skip over Report Builder My LG Inform Notice post code search has gone – concept of your own settings, your own library
- #25: Click here
- #26: If not already registered with the prototype, users will need to request registration via the register link.
- #27: Once signed in users will see their dashboard area; 6 dials plus links. Users can personalise this information to suit their needs by accessing the data base. See next slide.
- #28: Go to search GCSE &gt;&gt; Doncaster – All county councils &gt;&gt; Doncaster – All Mets &gt;&gt; Doncaster – All YH &gt;&gt; Doncaster – All single tier and counties in YH&gt;&gt; GCSE 7 academic years Back to search &gt;&gt; Describe Advanced Search Try Planning – show counties don’t work so try core cities Explain the concept of tags: Adult | Transport | Safety | Employee
- #33: Edit Dashboard Change from Durham to Doncaster / All England Change GCSE dial to planning Change quartiles drag and drop dial ordering
- #34: Click edit dashboard.
- #35: For other ways to personalise LG Inform select the ‘My LG Inform’ tab. Select preferences.
- #36: The dashboard functionality allows the setting of 6 new metrics. Add your own report to the dashboard. Here you select the authority you are interested in and choose a comparison group.
- #38: START BY SHOWING THE POWER OF REPORT BUILDING. Explain concept of components, metrics combinations, time periods, display & comparison groups Show Tim’s Masterclass collection: Mixture of components on a page | Showing GCSEs many different ways | Complex Children’s services report NOW – build a simple component: Bar Chart &gt;&gt; All age all cause mortality &gt;&gt;Doncaster – Manchester &gt;&gt; Doncaster – YH SAVE – explanation Tailor it: Add a comparison bar / line mean of display areas change to mean of All England Colour by Performance Customise labels
- #49: Click the ‘Report Builder’ Tab to use the functionality and create your own information.
- #50: Number of useful aspects: At the Top: 4 large grey buttons: Report properties, Previous versions, Add logo, Add report title. On the left: 4 large Purple buttons: add text, chart, map and table. Also import content you have built from your library. Below the grey buttons: Preview, New, Share, Delete, Export, Print and Save. Grey buttons here become available (purple) once save is pressed. Select Report Properties Look at the 4 large grey buttons first.
- #74: Add a map : All age all cause mortality in YH for Doncaster Add short text component – explain Make text quarter size &gt;&gt; position under bar chart Make map quarter size &gt;&gt;position under bar chart Describe properties / title / logo Add a logo Save – have you explained versioning?
- #92: Show previewing – confirm need to save first – explain versioning vs saved versions Show printing Show exporting Explain sharing - finsih by sharing with public Show export embed Go back to preview and show how you can export a component and share on social media