Properly managing citizen development through IT
Nowadays, software development affects everyone in a company. Nevertheless, not everyone has to become a professional developer. The reason for this is low-code platforms. With these development environments, you can create business applications even without programming knowledge.
More and more decision-makers are realizing this. Companies just need the right tools – the right methods and, above all, the right employees!
This is where citizen developers come into play. They are not part of the IT department, but usually come from the specialist departments and often have no IT background. They have an understanding of technology and know the problems in their departments, for which they have often found their own solutions (e.g. with Access, Excel or Lotus Notes applications) and have thus ensured innovation. Low-code platforms offer more opportunities for citizen developers to act independently.
However, citizen developers are often outside the radar of the IT department. All too often, their solutions lead to “shadow” IT. And compliance with security guidelines is not always guaranteed, as these employees do not necessarily adhere to the necessary rules.
We explain how “shadow” IT can be better controlled if citizen developers are managed centrally by the IT department. This creates fundamental added value for your company. However, this requires a suitable control module: IT governance for citizen development.
Find out in this guide how your company can significantly increase efficiency and improve quality in the app development process with centrally managed citizen development!
This guide sets out:
- What requirements must be met
- What IT governance must include
- Which stakeholders need to be involved
