Tag: Low Code Apps

• Low Code Development and the role of Citizen Developers

  The changing digital landscape has seen low-code citizen development gaining popularity in organisations looking to take a more inclusive approach to development to build new functionalities together that bring the business side into the development to create solutions that are precisely relevant to the unique business needs.

  Traditionally, new processes have been integrated into existing legacy systems by either building in-house or buying, deploying and operating with an off-the-shelf solution or packaged app, that limited opportunities for customisation.  With the in-house, code-based approach, it requires a longer development lead-time and new programmers to write code who may typically have very little in-depth knowledge of the business needs or processes.  

  The low-code digital revolution has presented an opportunity for businesses who have been searching for a middle ground – a software platform that is faster and less expensive to customise in-house that doesn’t require rooms full of programmers.  Replacing coding requirements with visual models allows a wider range of participation across all business units and can include operations experts, CX leaders and marketers to work collaboratively with the managed technology back-end, to design new and updated application processes that are more closely aligned with business needs.

  The benefits of the citizen development approach are driving its growth in popularity, with data from Gartner discovering is that citizen development is already a reality in many enterprises and results of a global study indicates that half of the respondents knew of active citizen development initiatives at their organisations, while for the group that did not have active initiatives, 13% are evaluating the idea with 4% of those planning to initiate citizen development within the next 12 months.

  Leveraging no-code software, empowering citizen developers and working collaboratively with IT resources can allow businesses to put the power in the hands of people that can make the difference and deliver enhanced, results-focused capabilities that deliver a rapid return on investment.

  Encouraging low-code citizen development initiatives can help democratise app development at scale and velocity while reducing pressure on IT resources to create new web and mobile apps and deliver a modernised technology infrastructure across the business.

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• Global $187 Billion Low-Code Development Platform Market Growth To 2030

  Digital transformation amongst almost all industries will drive the low-code development platform market growth globally to $187 Billion by 2030 according to growth forecasts from ResearchAndMarkets.com, rising from $10.3 billion in 2019.

  As companies increasingly rely on digital solutions to reduce time and resource requirements to stay competitive in the market, the ability to make processes easier and develop improved solutions for customers, has resulted in the growing demand for low-code development platforms across the globe.

  Low-code app development allows developers with differing levels of experience, to create mobile and web applications using drag-and-drop components.  Low-code software makes it easier for non-technical and citizen developers as they do not have to write code and the infrastructure can be supported by professional developers.

  The demand for low-code development services is also projected to increase due to the rising need for integration, implementation and low-code consulting services with further demand growing due to an increased need for upgrading, technical expertise, maintenance and monitoring of low-code platforms.

  Many global industries already make use of low-code development platforms including banking, financial services, insurance, media, entertainment, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, energy, utilities and government to successfully develop web, mobile and third-party applications.

  Due to the early adoption of new technologies, increased disposable income, high IT spending, and technically inclined population in the region, North America has emerged as the largest low-code development platform market in the past, however demand for low-code platforms is also predicted to increase considerably in the Asia-Pacific region in the coming years, owing to the surging internet penetration, increasing utilisation of smartphones and rapid economic growth.

  Hence, the demand for low-code development platforms is growing due to digital transformation across the globe.

  The complete ResearchAndMarkets.com report, “Low-Code Development Platform Market Research Report: By Offering, Deployment Type, Enterprise, Vertical – Global Industry Analysis and Growth Forecast to 2030” can be downloaded here: https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/5184624/low-code-development-platform-market-research

  January 24, 2022

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• Enterprise Low-Code App Development

  Enterprise developers looking to create valuable micro-solutions faster, while driving value to the broader business objectives, can benefit from from low-code app development to rapidly solve business problems while also reducing the bottleneck that is created in many enterprise development teams that struggle to find resources for smaller, custom development projects, when they are committed to long-term project roadmaps.

  Low-code concepts and practices present a way to free developer teams to focus on larger and more complex projects and solve business problems by allowing users to use a visual and automated approach to software development which allows them to define desired tasks at a hight level and then relies on back-end tools to generate most of the underlying code.

  Low-Code vs Traditional Software

  Traditional software development requires programmers to write individual lines of code which are subsequently organised into functional modules and routines that provide the features and functionality.

  To be a broad and effective code-driven software developer requires a wide range of knowledge of concepts across the entire software development spectrum including software development languages, development environments, compilers, deployment and testing tools, along with the various practices and policies used to handle coding, testing and deployment.

  Low-code platforms, in comparison, usually allow users to select from a range of reusable functionality components using a drag-and-drop visual interface with much of the programming needed to create the software encapsulate in the back end.

  By providing access to a low-code visual interface supported by permission-based back-end data access, users can easily add, move or delete functional components in order to develop the process flow.  Low-code application platforms also support testing and deployment and can enable enterprises to deliver a range of micro-solutions faster and at a lower cost.

  Low-Code vs No-Code

  No-Code platforms aim to provide a range of pre-determined features and functionality that eliminate the need for users to modify components and often provide simple point-and-click interfaces to select data, connections or layout and means that users need no knowledge of application programming or design.

  No-Code application development platforms are usually considered to be the more user-friendly, easy-to-use subset of low-code solutions which still require some basic programming knowledge to either modify existing functional components or to create new custom functions.

  Low-code solutions can simplify and accelerate many everyday business programming tasks; however low-code is not intended to eliminate all coding. 

  Low-Code App Development

  While low-code makes it easy to experiment with new or different features and functions, it can still be valuable to have a project plan and roadmap to keep low-code development on-track.

  Although low-code development processes contain a high degree of automation, they are not automatic and do not do all the work for you.

  It is important to rigorously evaluate, select and use a suitable low-code platform for your enterprise. The time invested to learn a low-code platform features and capabilities will deliver a return on investment in future projects.

  Benefits of Low-Code Development

  Low-code development can offer a range of benefits to the enterprise, including:

  • Wider staff availability
  • Caters to niche projects
  • Improved efficiency
  • Lower-cost innovation
  • Accelerated development speed

  Low-Code Use Case Examples

  There are a wide range of low-code tools and platforms available, and the market continues to evolve. 

  If the technology and business use case align the business goals with enterprise requirements then there are a range of common low-code applications that could be implemented within the enterprise including:

  • Business systems
  • Business processes
  • Micro-service apps
  • iOT-based apps
  • Web portals
  • Mobile apps

  Businesses can choose from various cloud-native and third-party low-code platforms for uses that range from simple websites and mobile apps to enterprise-class application development.

  Businesses should evaluate the specific capabilities of the low-code platform before commencing to ensure that packaged models, functionality and components align with the project objectives with a minimal amount of customisation required.

  Enterprise low-code app development, if implemented as a solution to solve appropriate use-cases, has the potential to deliver a rapid return on investment.

  October 2, 2021

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• Gartner Forecast Low-Code App Market Growth In 2021

  The worldwide low-code app market growth, as forecast previously by market research and advisory firm Gartner, has been predicted to rise to a projected total of $13.8 billion in 2021, an increase of 22.6% from 2020.

  The surge in remote development boosted the adoption of low-code development technologies during 2020, with low-code application platforms expected to remain the largest component of the low-code development technology market through 2022, increasing nearly 30% from 2020 to reach $5.8 billion in 2021.

  Research vice president at Gartner, Fabrizio Biscotti said that “While low-code application development is not new, a confluence of digital disruptions, hyper-automation and the rise of composable business has led to an influx of tools and rising demand”.

  The increase in demand for custom software solutions that support this rapid digital transformation, is putting additional pressure on IT leaders to dramatically increase application delivery speed and Time to Value which has influenced the rise in low-code through its availability to employees outside of IT.

  Gartner predicts that half of all new low-code clients will come from business buyers that are outside the IT organisation by year-end 2025, where 41% of employees outside of IT are currently involved in the development of low-code solutions.

  Fabrizio Biscotti from Gartner also said that “in the longer term, as companies embrace the tenets of a composable enterprise, they will turn to low-code technologies that support application innovation and integration”, and went on to offer further insights into the low-code app market, saying “Globally, most large organisations will have adopted multiple low-code tools in some form by year-end 2021.”

  Business technologists want to create and execute their own ideas to drive more automation across their business applications and workflows. The needs of business-driven hyper-automation will be one of the top three drivers for low-code adoption through 2022.

  Learn more about these forecasts in the Gartner report on Low-Code Development Technologies here: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-02-15-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-low-code-development-technologies-market-to-grow-23-percent-in-2021

  September 15, 2021

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