The Citizen Developer The emergence of the citizen developer was inevitable, and makes so much sense on so many levels. One contributing factor is the continuing improvement of technology. Especially with the introduction and rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), the ability to develop new applications has changed dramatically. We are seeing the eventual arrival of software that can write software. Many will point to "the queue," with some older hands referring to it as "the stack." It’s simply the backlog of requests made to the IT or IS department for new applications. The underlying challenge is the severe shortage of competent, qualified developers available to hire. This is a major proportion of the estimated four million open job requisitions globally. That number has been steadily rising over the past several years and shows no sign of abating. About 800,000 of those jobs are open here in the United States. As these jobs remain unfilled, those queues just keep growing. Digital Transformation If ever there was an overused buzz phrase, "digital transformation" is it. Experts have shared varying definitions of this virtually ubiquitous locution. Forrester analysts, for example, define digital transformation as "… the necessary […]
The Citizen Developer as Ideal Digital Transformer
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