The 6 Governance Strategies to Optimize Citizen Development
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The Importance of Citizen Development In modern times, it is no longer business as usual and businesses must innovate and embrace digital transformation to survive. Off-the-shelf software will not be enough and businesses need more app development, process automation and workflow management than ever before. There is a global shortage of software developers, so how will businesses cope? Citizen development is the answer, by empowering tech-savvy business users to build apps and innovate. Some statistics to illustrate the problem: Source: https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US48223621 Source: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-11-10-gartner-says-cloud-will-be-the-centerpiece-of-new-digital-experiences Source: https://www.gartner.com/en/documents/3970067/the-future-of-apps-must-include-citizen-development What is Citizen Development? Gartner defines a citizen developer as “a user who creates new business applications for consumption by others using developm