2. John R. Rymer, Vice President, Principal Analyst @johnrrymer
WEBINAR Navigate The Fractured, Fertile Landscape Of Low-Code Development Platforms
John R. Rymer, Vice President, Principal
Clay Richardson, Principal Analyst
@passion4process
August 25, Call in at 10:55 a.m. Eastern time

4. “It’s no longer the big beating the small, but the fast beating the slow.”
— Eric Pearson, CIO, InterContinental Hotels Group

5. How software delivery is failing
Data processing — batch automation of accounting, back office
1980s
IT — database, online systems of record, and PCs automate front office
Required delivery time
1990s
The internet — eBusiness brings external (web) access to internal business processes.
2010
The customer — mobile and social empower customers — systems of engagement win, serve, and retain them

6. How software delivery is failing
Data processing — batch automation of accounting, back office
Projects take too long.
Processes are inflexible.
Change is too expensive and slow.
Talents are out of date.
1980s
IT — database, online systems-of-record and PCs automate front office
Required delivery time
1990s
The internet — eBusiness brings external (web) access to internal business processes.
2010
The customer — mobile and social empower customers — systems of engagement win, serve, and retain them

7. This challenge demands new thinking
Enterprise software norms
Customer software norms
Years Months Weeks
Cycles
Annual Quarterly Weekly
Releases
Waterfall Water-scrum-fall Test and learn
Methods
Training Community support Intuitive now
Adoption

8. 500,000 new developers needed by 2022
Source: “Predictions 2016: Modern Development Goes Mainstream” Forrester report

10. Over 40% of developers are self-taught
Image source: “2015 Developer Survey,” Stack Overflow (
(Base: 23,314 responses)

11. In response, application teams and architects are expanding their platform portfolios
Legacy
COBOL, PL/1, etc.
Client/server
PowerBuilder, old VB, Oracle Forms
Web
.NET, Java
Digital business
Mobile platforms
Server-side JavaScript
Low-code platforms
Cloud platforms
Continuous delivery

12. What are low-code platforms?
Platforms that enable rapid delivery of business applications with a minimum of hand-coding and minimal upfront investment in setup, training, and deployment
Source: “New Development Platforms Emerge For Customer-Facing Applications” Forrester report

13. Five ways low-code platforms speed app delivery
Visual descriptions much faster than coding
Declarative tooling, prebuilt components and controls
Discover true requirements and real value
See the app as you build and modify it
Live trial business ideas at low or no cost
Free experimentation and low-cost live testing
Deploy and scale apps in minutes
Automated deployment and scaling
Generate mobile apps from older apps
Available responsive design, reusable UX definitions

14. This could be a revolution
Enterprise
Result
Code
Low-code
US government (ACA)
Document compliance module
100 person- months
Five person- months
UK insurance
Agent portal ∞
10 days to MVP
Call center operator
Customer-specific app
Four months
Three weeks
Spain insurance
Web channel and admin system
2.7 years (est.)
13 weeks
Source: “Vendor Landscape: The Fractured, Fertile Terrain Of Low-Code Application Platforms” Forrester report

15. Case example: Sprint
Source: “Brief: The New Economics Of Experimentation” Forrester report

16. We identified five market segments
Source: “Vendor Landscape: The Fractured, Fertile Terrain Of Low-Code Application Platforms” Forrester report

17. Platform-as-a-service Cloud infrastructure services
Low-code’s role: Expand the software delivery labor force and its capacity
Platform-as-a-service
Low-code platforms
Cloud infrastructure services
Non-dev roles
Rapid devs
Coders
DevOps pros
Cloud admins

18. Who delivers the applications?
Roles using coding platforms
Roles using low-code cloud platforms
DevOps pros
Coders
Rapid devs
Apps pros
Citizen developers
Process pros
Business analysts
Identify with technologies
Identify with business solutions

19. Who are the top providers?
Source: “The Forrester Wave™: Low-Code Development Platforms, Q2 2016” Forrester report

20. Four forces will shape the future of low-code platforms
Large vendors acquire
Mobile becomes a feature
Low-code BPM steps up
IoT, robotics, cognitive

21. Low-code is a fast-growing market
Source: “Vendor Landscape: The Fractured, Fertile Terrain Of Low-Code Application Platforms” Forrester report

22. Pricing trends: more complexity ahead
Source: “Low-Code Platforms Deliver Customer-Facing Apps Fast, But Will They Scale Up?” Forrester report

23. Recommendations Decide on the role of low-code platforms.
For enterprise scale, design appropriate development and governance processes.
Favor platforms with highly expressive tooling, but invest in patterns and practices, too.
Steer product selection to vendors able to sustain innovation.
Optimize your spend through careful management of your portfolio.

24. John R. Rymer
Clay Richardson