GSA/christopher

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title: Using the U.S. Digital Service Playbook
category: Agile
audiences:
  - Developers
  - Designers
  - Project Managers
---

The [U.S. Digital Service Playbook](https://playbook.cio.gov/) is a great reference for starting and managing projects and solutions.


| Digital Service plays |
|---------------|----------------|
| [1. Understand what people need](https://playbook.cio.gov/#play1)   | [8. Choose a modern technology stack](https://playbook.cio.gov/#play8)
| [2. Address the whole experience, from start to finish](https://playbook.cio.gov/#play2)   | [9. Deploy in a flexible hosting environment ](https://playbook.cio.gov/#play9)
| [3. Make it simple and intuitive](https://playbook.cio.gov/#play3)   | [10. Automate testing and deployments](https://playbook.cio.gov/#play10)
| [4. Build the service using agile and iterative practices](https://playbook.cio.gov/#play4)   | [11. Manage security and privacy through reusable processes](https://playbook.cio.gov/#play11)
| [5. Structure budgets and contracts to support delivery](https://playbook.cio.gov/#play5)   | [12. Use data to drive decisions](https://playbook.cio.gov/#play12)
| [6. Assign one leader and hold that person accountable](https://playbook.cio.gov/#play6)   | [13. Default to open](https://playbook.cio.gov/#play13)
| [7. Bring in experienced teams](https://playbook.cio.gov/#play7)