With the rapid development of Internet technology, the wave of digitalization is impacting every enterprise, and software development has become the core issue in the digital transformation of enterprises. In the face of a series of major events such as the epidemic situation in recent years, domestic policy-oriented adjustments, and economic transformation, companies are facing the most dynamic, complex, fastest-evolving, and most uncertain market environment in the world, so they need to reduce costs and increase efficiency , Achieving agile development is a must for digital transformation.
Agile development is a new software development model compared to traditional software development methods. The market generally believes that agile development with quick iterations, small steps, and cured delays can be said to be a revolutionary subversion. In contrast, the traditional waterfall R&D model is low in efficiency, high in trial and error costs, and difficult to meet deadlines. Reasons such as precise delivery are mainly limited to some traditional industries with relatively certain demand. The ever-changing Internet technology industry has become a fertile ground for rapid development and growth.
In this context, the path of enterprises to agile development can be roughly divided into three categories - cloud native, IPAAS and low code.
In essence, cloud native implements standardized packaging of applications based on microservices and containerization, which isolates the differences of underlying technologies, thereby bringing a high degree of automation, and promoting the business level of applications to become lighter and simpler . What cloud native changes is the relationship between cloud applications and infrastructure. It requires applications to be built in the form of microservices, and the application architecture should be oriented to container cloud deployment, so as to help enterprises build elastic, reliable, loosely coupled, easy-to-manage, Observable application system. Cloud native technology accelerates software iteration and horizontal expansion, and plays a key role in changing the R&D model, improving development efficiency, and reducing the complexity of operation and maintenance.
IPaaS is a cloud-based software package for creating new applications or orchestrating data flows by linking existing services and applications. It allows organizations to easily leverage the basic building blocks to streamline processes or build new services. iPaaS hides most of the grammatically complex code behind integrated web applications, and reduces the burden of integration coding through existing connection tools such as connectors and ETL. iPaaS provides a set of tools and a unified process for moving data across all of an enterprise's applications, whether on-premises or in the cloud. Enterprises only need to configure and automate the tools and services needed to integrate between applications, enabling fast-paced DevOps and agile application development cycles.
Low-code platforms provide a visual rather than code-based development environment. Adopting a low-code approach eliminates the need to set up an operational environment, and using visual models, development team members and business users can easily create and review features, provide feedback, validate assumptions, and identify application improvements. People can easily exchange ideas, work creatively and experiment more quickly, and developers can make changes in real time based on user feedback, iterating continuously to achieve the desired results.
A good low-code platform can help the team realize all-round R&D management such as requirements, iterations, defects, tasks, testing, and releases. For example, the LeaRun low-code development platform covers the entire life cycle of agile R&D, provides a variety of functional applications, and supports products and designs. , Development, testing, operation and other roles of members work. Through modular combination and pluggable expansion, it supports flexible definition of workflow according to business, provides professional process control and management functions, supports independent management of different business object processes, and easily builds a professional combination solution that meets the needs of the team.
Under the influence of industrial digitalization and the post-epidemic era, agile collaboration has become the core link of enterprise digital transformation. No matter which implementation path is implemented, it will improve the value of software by enhancing the agility of software development, helping enterprises to continuously trial and error, and quickly iterate. Ultimately, agility is transmitted from the software layer to the business side, so as to quickly capture market opportunities and effectively respond to market risks, helping enterprises flexibly respond to changes and deliver value.