BUSINESS AUTOMATION - PROPERLY IMPLEMENTING LOW-CODE

INCREASE VALUE IN A SHORTER TIME TO MARKET

What is Low-Code?

A Low-Code development platform (LCDP) allows the development of applications leveraging visual elements (drag-and-drop, point-and-click), which are understood by both “business” and “IT” people.

In a nutshell, Low-Code development fosters collaboration between business stakeholders, Citizen Developers and professional developers. By providing a visual environment and simplified development processes, Low-Code platforms encourage cross-functional collaboration, enabling faster alignment between business requirements and development outcomes.

What challenges are companies facing?

The need for (new) digital solutions continues to grow, but often the demand cannot be adequately met due to capacity constraints on the part of IT. The introduction of new solutions not only requires development, but also entails time-intensive upstream and downstream processes, such as the integration of the new solution into the IT strategy, integration into the existing IT landscape, governance, administration and support. This leads to several drawbacks:

The digitization of business ideas takes too long
IT costs for basic functionalities are too high
The constant overloading of the IT department leads to frustration on both sides
In big organization, departments other than IT start delivering unsupported software ("shadow IT")

Why is Low-Code the solution?

The Low-Code paradigm opens new possibilities in application development not only for professional developers, but also for specialist departments, including so-called Citizen Developers. It creates a seamless connection between IT and business by reducing complexity and creating a common platform for collaboration. This unites the IT landscape and drives innovation. Other benefits include:

Relieving the burden on the IT department
Elimination of shadow IT
Deployment within the shortest possible time
Increased cost-effectiveness and focus on core business
Increased satisfaction and more effective collaboration
Higher quality of the final result
Modernization of legacy applications

The great advantage of Low-Code platforms is that they are simple & usable by non-technical users and let them deliver value in a short time-to-market.

How adesso supports your company with the introduction of Low-Code

To benefit from the listed advantages, it's not enough to just select the right platform for Low-Code. Rather, a few arrangements in process models and responsibilities for quality assurance and integration must be fulfilled to get the most out of Low-Code platforms.

Consider these three elements:

1. Mindset: You need a generative, collaborative culture that encourages creativity and experimentation.

2. Skillset: You need trained employees who can exploit opportunities and correctly assess risks.

3. Toolset: You need a fully integrated platform that is embedded in the company's development and operational processes.

The advantages of working with adesso

Industry-independent consulting

We are independent from any provider and we advise you to reach the best cost-benefit result driven by your needs and expectations.

Empowerment of the customer at the center

You know your business better than everybody. adesso's Business Automation experts bring and automate the digital assets so that you can concentrate your own resources on value creation and can scale and react quickly through automation. We listen to your and your clients' needs and ideas.

One community, many experiences

Implementing Low-Code properly requires a holistic approach in the disciplines of technology, experience, collaboration, and business. We support you in fitting for Low-Code development, from the IT to the business departments. Within the Business Automation community, we provide specialized consulting, Low-Code modelling resources and an international network of experts with the possibility to access attractive nearshore models.

Why is Business Automation important?

Focusing on Business Automation is key to become a customer centric organization. Companies deal with complex business processes where manual work, department silos and spaghetti architectures slowdown the efficiency and frustrate the “knowledge workers”. Empowering employees with emerging digital tools, more and more supported by Artificial Intelligence, is the core to enable organizations in becoming more agile, competitive, and capable of focusing on strategic initiatives for the long-term success.

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What is Citizen Development?

“We are all developers now” said a Gartner analyst back in 2012.

A Citizen Developer is someone who can build & maintain applications:

without coding knowledge
usually with the support of IT
for a fraction of the cost and time commitment

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What are the main challenges around Low-Code?

Low-Code platforms can entail complex architecture (like standard custom-made applications) and change management should not be underestimated (especially in big organization).

What is the contribution of Low-Code on sustainability?

With Low-Code development there are positive environmental implications:

Reduced development time: Faster is better for the environment. Low-code platforms often provide pre-built components, libraries, templates, and visual interfaces that reduce the amount of tradition hand-coding required and speed up application development.

Efficiency improvements: Low-code platforms often focus on optimizing business processes and automating repetitive tasks. Employees, as knowledged workers, collaborate more effectively and they can make a better usage of their skills. Inefficient paper-driven processes are often replaced by digital processes which foster communication and exchange of data at the speed of light, minimizing wastage of effort, time and resources.

Democratization of the development: By empowering a broader range of individuals to contribute to software development, Low-Code fosters inclusivity, diversity and innovation often embedding a wider pool of ideas and perspectives and reducing misunderstandings.

Made for change: By embracing an iterative approach, it reduces the risk of large-scale rework. With “adaptability” and “continuous improvement” at the core, it helps maximizing the lifespan and sustainability of applications.

In this way, Low-Code development can contribute to the optimization of resources and to the reduction of overall energy consumption.

More often, Low-Code platforms are chosen to develop ESG metrics and reporting tools.

Our technology expertise

Key success criteria for best-in-class solutions are strategic partnerships with technology suppliers and the certification of our solutions by the essential market partners. adesso cooperates trustfully with leading suppliers on the market. Our customers benefit from technical advancements of our partners and our excellent cooperation.