Properly implementing low code

Low code offers you many advantages: Functionalities are delivered faster, less work needs to be invested in technical basics, agile working is supported and companies benefit from a close collaboration between departments.

These advantages are primarily used to

• optimise inefficient, manual and paper-based processes,
• modernise organically grown IT landscapes and
• deliver digital experiences on the market as quickly as possible.

Fail to prepare and prepare to fail

To properly take advantage of the listed benefits, choosing the right platform for low code is not all that needs to be done. Instead, a number of preparations need to be made in terms of the process models, responsibilities, quality assurance and integration in order to ensure that the low code promises are kept.

The low-code paradigm deals with two challenges: on the one hand, there are the frequent capacity bottlenecks in IT departments resulting from the wide range of tasks, for example, IT strategy and governance, new developments, supplier management and operations. On the other hand, speed is a success factor, for example, in order to be able to react quickly to market changes, customer requests or regulatory requirements.

There are some disadvantages resulting from this conflict:

• The digitalisation of business ideas takes too long.
• The IT costs for basic features are too high.
• Permanent overburdening of the IT department leads to frustration.

In response to this situation, the low-code paradigm pursues the vision of making the development of applications accessible to people with zero or little engineering background – known as ‘citizen developers’. To make this happen, low-code platforms provide four components in a homogeneous and perfectly integrated environment: these include the development of drag-and-drop interfaces, graphical modelling of (business) logic, application generation and one-click deployment, as well as standardisation, reuse and integration. When correctly used, there can be significant benefits:

• shorter time to market,
• greater cost-effectiveness and focus on core business,
• less pressure on IT capacity and expertise,
• satisfaction thanks to more effective collaboration and
• a higher-quality end result.

Our experts are here to support you across all three phases. We help you deliver on the promises of the low-code paradigm and unlock the full potential of low code in your company. This approach and the cooperation with adesso offer you the following advantages:

• Long-term benefits thanks to holistically designed framework conditions in terms of technology, processes, culture and organisation
• Objective cost/benefit analysis and realistic expectations of necessary resources and possible results through product-independent consulting
• No application chaos and reduced lock-in risk as a result of clear governance and a clean system architecture
• Investment protection with regard to existing IT systems through the use of API ecosystems and architecture consulting