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Transforming to Low Code Delivery Model

Low Code is becoming one of the hottest topics in software development since 2015. We are witnessing the new trends toward smarter and more agile ways of delivering digital innovation around the globe. Low code is supported to deliver exactly just that. But is it really as simple as changing the tools and reskilling your team? We can assure you that it is much more than that.

Low code changes the way you approach software projects. Instead of producing codes on your favorite framework e.g. spring, angular, react, etc., you are designing the outcomes you want and the logics behind them through visualization and modeling tools. The rest is taken care of by the platform. It sounds very simple but, in fact, requires thorough understanding and appreciation of the new development model, and of course a new set of skills. The benefits to your organization can be tremendous if this low code delivery model is realized.

Low Code is becoming one of the hottest topics in software development since 2015. We are witnessing the new trends toward smarter and more agile ways of delivering digital innovation around the globe. Low code is supported to deliver exactly just that. But is it really as simple as changing the tools and reskilling your team? We can assure you that it is much more than that.

Low code platform change the way you approach software projects. Instead of producing codes on your favorite framework e.g. spring, angular, react, etc., you are designing the outcomes you want and the logics behind them through visualization and modeling tools. The rest is taken care off by the platform. It sounds very simple but, in fact, requires thorough understanding and appreciation of the new development model, and of course a new set of skills. The benefits to your organization can be tremendous if this low code delivery model is realized.

Benefits on low code adoption

  • Faster product delivery
  • Agile and incremental release
  • Improve ROI through reusability and sustainability
  • Retain knowledge and business rules as organizational assets
  • Scale when business scale through cloud technology
  • Better Integrate and collaborate with partners and constituents

First major obstacle

The first obstacle you will face in adopting low code is “will my team adopt this concept?”. Change management will be the critical skill that will come in handy in this situation. But first, changing the mindset of traditional developers can be a monumental task. There are always be questions from the incumbents on stability, reliability, speed of development, support, user friendliness, bugs, and the list goes on. These doubts can linger around for months or even years before your low code initiative can be kicked off. On the positive note, however; if the platform addresses all these questions, then we are on the right track, aren’t we?

Multiple paths

Every organization has its own culture and history. Journey to low code adoption can follow different paths for different organizations. Some organizations or teams are born with low code. This includes startups, new business units, new teams, new joint ventures, etc. They can implement an agile operating model together with low code right from the start. Born-low code team, therefore; can have a head start against normal organization through fresh start, fresh mindset and fresh face. For enterprise, the transformation must be designed, managed, and executed properly.

Three stage approach

First thing first. The successful transformation starts with the willingness and commitment to get the pilot project and team going. The pilot will prove the platform selected, operating model, working styles and outcome to be expected. The pilot ends with lesson learned, adjusted model, skill gaps, and in some cases, new office layout! The second step is to pick the next batch of teams to adopt. These could be done in parallel depending on readiness and aspiration of the team and organization. At this point, architecture expansion and design for scale must be seriously considered. During this cycle, some organizations start to build Low Code Center of Excellence (COE) to manage and retain organization assets including blueprint, knowledge, codes, objects, etc. This is also when the organization starts to realize ROI. Finally, the third stage is called the Maturity stage. This is where organizations start to develop advanced capability by collaborating with platform vendors, design resource development models, open API with partners, and innovate beyond IT (We will discuss this in the future article).

Our experience

We have done this ourselves. It is rather refreshing to be able to transform our traditional delivery organization to adopt low code 100%. The journey has given us opportunities to improve our platform, to develop new methodology and to share the experience across the industry. We have achieved over 81% reduction in development effort, 24% reduction in turnover rate, 10x reduction in operational and infrastructure cost, and the list goes on. It was a truly tough journey for us, but it forever changed our competitiveness in the long run. We are now ready to take low code to the next level. You are more than welcome to join us.

We focus on :

Avalant Co., Ltd.

20 North Sathorn Road, 15th Floor Bubhajit Bldg., Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand

Tel: +66-2-633-9367-9

Tel: +66-2-633-9367-9

E-mail: marketing@avlgb.com

Fax: +66-2-633-8174

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