Punching Above Our Weight: How a Tiny Team is Delivering a Government-Wide Spend Controls Service

Small teams aren’t supposed to deliver massive, cross-government digital services—but we are. Get Approval to Spend is transforming how the UK government approves billions in spending, and we’re doing it with a tiny team, a tight deadline, and a complex mix of policies to align. We’ve had to move fast, adapt constantly, and make tough trade-offs—all while keeping departments on board. This is the inside story of how we’re scaling a critical public sector product against the odds.

This talk is for public sector product managers, delivery leads, and digital teams who are working within tight constraints but still expected to deliver game-changing digital services. If you’re building something big with a small team, this is for you.