In new survey of over 500 IT Decision Makers, 75 percent believe an enterprise low-code platform is the solution to harness the energy of citizen application developers, while mitigating risks
In a new YouGov survey commissioned by Appian, large IT companies state that citizen developers pose risks for data integrity (73% of respondents), security (69% of respondents), integration (58% of respondents) and other aspects of enterprise business application development. As citizen-developed business apps are becoming prevalent to serve the fast-paced environment of today’s workforce, 78% of IT leaders surveyed believe that having one low-code platform for the enterprise is more critical than ever to serve as the bridge between IT and citizen developers. The online survey fielded over 500 Information Technology Decision Makers (ITDMs) to understand challenges associated with citizen development (i.e. data security, integration, scalability).
With the U.S. Department of Labor predicting a shortage of professional developers by 2020, more citizen developers are building simple enterprise apps to address business needs like basic approval flows, data capture, and mobile data access. More than eight in ten (82%) ITDMs believe it is necessary for companies to ensure secure and scalable citizen development and seven in ten (71%) wish their company had an effective technology platform to manage citizen developers. More than three out of four IT leaders (CIOs, CTOs, etc.) see enterprise-grade low-code platforms as the solution to the risks posed by the rise of citizen application development. Nearly eight in ten (78%) report that as citizen development continues to grow, having one low-code platform is more critical than ever.
“Central IT must accelerate its response to digital transformation,” said Matt Calkins, Co-founder and CEO of Appian. “Low-code development is that accelerator. It also provides the additional benefit of bringing the citizen development movement under the governance of IT to ensure security, data integrity and operational efficiencies are being met.”
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