Agile in business and IT – with Citizen Development
Companies’ demand for software for innovative products and processes is increasing. At the same time, CIOs are faced with time and cost pressures as well as a shortage of skilled workers. Low-code development platforms, which also enable specialist users to create apps, can help. For this approach to be successful, the CIO must make certain preparations. These include selecting the right low-code platform, identifying use cases for which citizen development is suitable, forming a team of governance experts, suitable specialist users and test users as well as an agile approach and comprehensive communication with all those involved.
Read our guide to find out how you as a CIO can successfully introduce citizen development, how you can avoid the formation of shadow IT and what requirements a low-code platform must meet.
In this guide, we will show you how to establish a Citizen Development framework in your company in three steps. Read about the benefits of well-established Citizen Development for your company: it counteracts the shortage of skilled workers, eliminates the need for external service providers and enables companies to get the applications they urgently need much faster. In addition, the loss of control through shadow IT is avoided, as Citizen Development takes place under the supervision of and in cooperation with the IT department.
What you can expect
- Selecting the right low-code platform for Citizen Developer
- Identifying use cases for citizen developers
- Formation of a team and which areas need to be involved
- Which internal structures and methods need to be adapted
