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As businesses continue to grow and evolve, there is an increasing demand for custom applications that can help streamline workflows and improve productivity. However, hiring developers to build these applications can be expensive and time-consuming. Enter the "Citizen Developer" - individuals within an organization who have little to no coding experience but can use low-code or no-code platforms to create custom applications. One such platform is Microsoft's Power Platform a.k.a Power Apps included in most M365 subscriptions, which allows Citizen Developers to create custom business applications without needing to write a single line of code.
Power Apps is a suite of apps, services, connectors, and data platforms that allows users to create custom business applications quickly and easily. It is built on top of the Common Data Service for Apps, which provides a secure and scalable data platform for storing and sharing data across applications. Power Apps includes a variety of templates and pre-built components, as well as drag-and-drop functionality, to help Citizen Developers create custom applications in a matter of hours, rather than weeks or months.
The rise of the Citizen Developer has been driven by a number of factors, including the increasing need for custom applications to support specific business processes, the availability of low-code and no-code platforms like Power Apps, and the growing demand for digital transformation in businesses of all sizes. By empowering non-technical users to build their own applications, organizations can speed up the development process, reduce costs, and improve collaboration between business and IT teams.
Some of the benefits of using Power Apps for Citizen Development include:
Increased productivity
By creating custom applications to support specific business processes, Citizen Developers can reduce manual work, eliminate errors, and improve overall productivity.
Faster time-to-market
With Power Apps, Citizen Developers can create custom applications quickly and easily, reducing the time it takes to bring new applications to market.
Cost savings
By using Citizen Developers to create custom applications, organizations can reduce the need for expensive developers and software, resulting in cost savings.
Improved collaboration
By involving business users in the development process, organizations can improve collaboration between business and IT teams, resulting in better applications that meet the needs of both teams.
The rise of the Citizen Developer is changing the way organizations approach application development. With platforms like Power Apps, non-technical users can create custom applications quickly and easily, reducing the time and cost associated with traditional development methods. By embracing the Citizen Developer movement, organizations can improve productivity, reduce costs, and foster collaboration between business and IT teams.
As a Microsoft partner, HostedTech can help foster Citizen Developers through our “App in a Day Workshop”. It teaches the art of possible to the novice user on how to digitize business processes and get the most out of Power Apps to accelerate digital transformation and drive business success.