Citizen developers are taking on more of the heavy lifting of enterprise applications
Summary
Todays enterprise developers not only need to build and maintain critical applications, but also play a more visible consulting role to the business. There are important advantages going to IT organizations, Odegaard says, "Youre getting people closest to the problem to solve them. To encourage the growth of user-built applications, Odegaard urges that proponents "show the user population real-life examples of how easy it can be, that anyone can do it." From a citizen developer perspective, "the ability to design and create app experiences faster than ever means that theyre gaining valuable time back. For high-value resources such as our developers and architects, were freeing them up to focus on the more complex solutions that drive enterprise value."