low coding and citizen development - gert vonck (apple)
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Low Code and Citizen Development:
A Curse or a Blessing for IT ? Gert Vonck (Low-code Enthusiast, Appfie)
Twitter: @AppfieInfo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gert-vonck-600b10/
Presented at “The Future of IT” - Organised by @itworks on the 20th of September 2017 in Parker Hotel Brussels Airport, Belgium
Chief dreamer
Gert Vonck
Blessing or a curse?
Low coding
Digital
cowboy
London
whaleincident
$3bn
Jamie Dimon – CEO JP Morgan Chase
Let people experiment,
but within a supported &
controlled environment
Let people experiment,
but within a supported &
controlled environmentenablesrapiddeliveryof(mobile)businesssolutionswithaminimumofhand-codingandlowerupfrontinvestmentintraininganddeploymentthanfor”traditional”applicationdevelopment.
Typicallyconsistsout:• Businessdatamodel• GUIdrivenbuild&automation
interface• Businessdrivenanalyticscapabilities
Alowcodeplatform…
Let people experiment,
but within a supported &
controlled environment
Thecitizendeveloper:
Businessknowledge
27%
Lowcodeplatform27%
Advancedformulas18%
Datamodeling
14%
UXDesign14%
Let people experiment,
but within a supported &
controlled environment
RoleofIT:• Sanctioningoftheplatform• Enterprisearchitecture• Masterdatamanagement• ITlandscapeintegration• Overallvalidation&support
Low Code Development
Rapid Application Development
Whatchanged?
RAD is dead… long live Low coding
Outsystems
Microsoft PowerApps
Forrester(Lowcodedevelopmentplatforms)
MSPowerAppsannounced
MSPowerAppsreleased
2015
$1.7Billionrevenue
2020
Est.$15Billion
Why is the timing right this time?
Where is the value?
Technology governance
1
LowershadowIT
Priceoflicensesvs.Limiteduse
ITcredibility
MoreITcapacity&Fasterspeedtodeliver
Business productivity
2
• Functionalgap• Mobilegap• Recurringtasks• ‘Forgotten’teams
• Self-serviceanalytics• Increased’connected’
data
Organisational risk
3
• Secureddata• Correctcalculations
GDPR
QAF
1 Can it replace my traditional IT platforms?
2 So low coding is cheap?
3 Our business is not ready for this!
4 Oh boy, my developers will hate this…
What to do when your digital transformation roadmap needs
new tires but your business never takes a pitstop?
This is a ‘no no’…
Expand your
team and
continue the
race with 2 cars
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