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t cht lk have observed that organizations will fundamentally change the way they do business . driving the right kind of culture through that is going to be very important .

t cht lk have observed that organizations will fundamentally change the way they do business . driving the right kind of culture through that is going to be very important .

Much is driven by what the customer demands and wants – most organizations have very demanding customers . Are they geared up to meet these expectations ? Most are , but a lot aren ’ t .
One of the primary challenges is around the ability to deliver a lot with less resources – whether that ’ s time , people or budget . One consulting firm did a survey with 900 CXOs and 79 % said that without the right kind of resources at their disposal , they would not be able to meet the digital roadmap they have set for themselves .
How is ‘ Agile ’ helping organizations to accelerate Digital Transformation ?
Every organization has to be agile – it is not a choice anymore . When we say ‘ Agile ’ we are talking about both the noun and the adjective . IT teams cannot function in silos anymore – for a Digital Transformation project to be successful , the business and IT have to work together . Teams have to be cross-functional and focus on collaboration and customer experience .
What role will low-code platforms play in Digital Transformation ?
Low-code will play a significant role in Digital Transformation . One of the key things we have noticed , which affects many organizations , is a gap between business teams and IT teams .
The low-code platform improves collaboration across different teams , bringing together the business teams , which understand the industry and the customer , with the IT teams which understand the technologies and frameworks .
Secondly , low-code can add value to any digital initiative through the speed of delivery . As the name suggests , low-code is all about the ability to develop enterprise applications with minimal code and enables the development of applications much faster . We have seen that with low-code , organizations are able to deliver applications at least five to six times faster , even sometimes 10 times faster .
Organizations which have been able to navigate this and successfully implement Digital Transformation initiatives have seen a lot of gains . These can come through higher employee engagement , or improvement in operational performance , or increase in customer satisfaction .
But most importantly , I think ‘ Agile ’ drives a cultural change within the organization . For companies which are looking to be digital first , adopting ‘ Agile ’ and
How does low-code empower business and IT and improve collaboration across the organization ?
Low-code focuses a lot on collaboration between business and IT . Typically , in any organization the business wants to develop new solutions or bring new ideas to market . They are looking at solutions that will improve the experience of customers , partners and vendors that they may have . But when you look
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