With the in-depth development of the Internet, many companies have gradually upgraded their information systems. However, in the process of upgrading and transforming the existing IT architecture, they usually face many pressures and challenges. With the continuous introduction of advanced technologies, the informatization development of enterprises is placed under the cycle of new and old iterations. In order to more effectively deal with these challenges, enterprises need to consider whether new technologies can create more business opportunities.
It is worth noting that the development architecture that the enterprise originally relied on has been unable to meet the needs of business development in many aspects, and has gradually been replaced by the popular agile understanding and low-code development today, and presents more possibilities for expansion.
As an extension of productivity improvement, agile development and low-code development complement each other, but the implementation is not so easy. Today we will look at how the two are integrated in actual use.
Many industries now mention the concept of agile, such as construction, learning, business, and manufacturing, but it was originally proposed for the software industry. Due to its good applicability, it also shines in other industries. Broadly speaking, the agile model relies on iterative and incremental development, especially efficiency improvement and broad adaptability, making it more and more teams concerned.
Agile characteristics:
Quickly adapt to internal and external changes;
Quickly respond to business or customer needs;
Drive technological change in a cost-effective manner without reducing the quality of product delivery;
Maintain a strong competitive advantage for the company;
Adopting an agile model requires a high degree of organization. Whether developing based on the traditional model or using low-code development, an agile team must first choose an experienced technical leader who will participate, authorize and respond to the project in a timely manner. For example, when the team is accustomed to weekly or every concentrated surprise development, it needs to control the rhythm to ensure that the project progress meets expectations and meets quality standards. The technical team leader needs to pay attention to and quickly decide the priority of requirements every day. Deliver the product for acceptance.
Under the system of project acceptance, all IT team members should conduct product docking according to unified standards, including acceptance standards for final deliverables. During the development process, agile team members often need to collaborate and put forward optimization suggestions on how to improve the product.
Thanks to the ability to simplify development and shorten the test cycle, low code will help maintain an efficient development schedule and ensure that the product can be delivered on schedule or even ahead of schedule.
In addition, when it comes to agile, we need to introduce a practical method "Scrum" that is widely used today.
Agile Scrum methodology can help businesses improve product quality and value, and enhance the transparency of team collaboration. In many cross-industry workflows, they follow the Agile Scrum method, and the emergence of low-code will help Scrum further evolve Become a more agile method.
Scale agile Scale agile or "scale agile" is a system framework that promotes large-scale agile implementation. The purpose is to provide IT structure design and governance for a certain number of technical teams so that large teams can engage in complex projects. Large-scale technical team capabilities will be more comprehensive, but it will also reduce the efficiency advantages of agile.
In the face of different IT environments, there are multiple agile frameworks, ranging from light to heavy, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Including Nexus, Large Scrum (LeSS), Scrum @ Scale (S@S), SAFe, etc., most of these require a Scrum team with several individuals. It is worth noting that the use of low-code development platforms can further expand the scale of agile, thereby achieving multiple effects in agile development. In addition to improving efficiency, low-code also provides automation and strong support for DevOps. Low-code and scale agility together enhance the IT capabilities of the enterprise.
The best practices of the agile model start with selecting an experienced team for a relatively small range of applications. A good method must be able to solve the company's own problems and ensure the applicability of the method, so as to obtain the support of the decision-making level of the enterprise. As the method is continuously applied and optimized in the IT team, the agile development model is easier to replicate and extend. In addition, standardized standards should be established in agile project management tools. In the project documentation, such operations can reduce the development schedule that is delayed due to the discovery of missing standards in the development phase.
Finally, for agile teams that are already proficient in using low-code development platforms, they should consider how to shorten the duration of centralized development. After all, the ultimate goal of agile development and low-code development is to deliver value to users faster than traditional platforms software.
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