Compared with the training director, I actually prefer to see myself as a low-code development enthusiast with 5 years of experience.
about the author
Hu Jie, Wanying low-code training director and product expert, has led the delivery of several million-level low-code projects.
In the past few years, I have witnessed the rise of low-code platforms in China: from the initial obscurity to the rise of fame today, from 18 and 19 years when the three words of low-code were mentioned, customers looked at a loss, and now there are low-code platforms almost every day. The special bidding event of the code platform occurred.
Although the market gradually recognizes the capabilities of low-code, challenges still exist: at present, most customers have a basic understanding of low-code, which also allows both parties to enter into substantive communication more quickly. However, some customers do not understand low-code Expectations have also been raised as a result, they believe:
Purchasing a low-code platform is equivalent to completing the upgrade of its own development capabilities.
Low-code does have such capabilities, but the core of the output is still the users of the tools. They still need basic training to be of value, and this is why low-code vendors continue to provide training services.
So, after purchasing a low-code platform, how much time and energy will the company spend on employee training? It just so happened that our team recently conducted training for a well-known domestic clothing manufacturer located in Zhejiang. In the past few days, their third low-code application will be launched. Here I will share the real low-code training delivery process with you.
In general, we offer two types of training. One is standardized training, and the other is customer-individualized scenario training.
In a standardized scenario, all people receive a 3-5 day training content, as detailed in the following schedule:
If you are interested in low-code operations, you can watch our public class to experience it.
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But what I want to focus on today is customer personalized scenario training, which is also the most suitable training method for corporate customers.
Step 1: Communicate
Communication is very necessary and is an important prerequisite to avoid errors or duplication of efforts. At this stage, our training department will conduct in-depth exchanges with customers, and the main contents of the exchanges are 3 items:
1. The scale and position of the personnel that the client plans to participate in the training
——According to the situation of the trainees, we will configure the training lecturer team in a targeted manner.
2. Project output objectives in the training phase
——According to the overall goal of the customer, we will decompose the stage goals and assign training groups.
3. Existing development progress of customer projects
——By getting familiar with the current progress of customers, adjust the phased training content, and formulate detailed hourly training plans.
In this training for Zhejiang customers, there are 8 trainees, 6 of whom have more than 2 years of R&D experience, and 2 are fresh graduates with 0 computing foundation, and the customer's project needs are urgent. In addition to the training period, 1 is required 3 projects launched within the month:
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Project 1: Employee meal reporting system, traditional development man-hours: 60 man-days
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Project 2: Online learning platform, traditional development man-hours: 200 man-days
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Project 3: Work order and procurement management system, traditional development man-hours: 300+ man-days
The level of trainees is uneven, the time to go online is tight, and the customer has already planned and developed some functions in the early stage. To switch to low-code, it is necessary to spend time to reorganize the functions and access methods. These are all important to our The curriculum design team put forward higher requirements.
After completing the communication with the client, our team worked intensively, formulated a detailed time plan, and finally decided to send two lecturers to the client company for 1 week, using the model of theory first, practice and then assistance for training.
The second step: training and teaching
Usually, we will divide this step into two modules, theory and practice.
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theory
Looking at the picture above, many people may find it strange that the previous courses have nothing to do with low-code, but instead spend a lot of energy on product managers and UI.
Software development is a huge project. Basic software design thinking and interface logic thinking are the prerequisites for developing software. With this prerequisite, you can choose to use code development or low-code to build software. It's like writing an article. I used paper and pen before, but now I use a computer, but I still have the ideas and writing skills that I should have.
However, if the trainees themselves have 0.5 years or more of code development experience, then the theoretical courses can be omitted. But for 0-based people, this step of training is essential. In the Zhejiang customer case, most of the trainees are senior programmers, so two fresh graduates completed theoretical study through Wanying's online courses + 1-on-1 tutoring by lecturers.
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Project combat
Once you have basic theoretical knowledge, you will enter the stage of actual project development. Wanying Low Code provides a group training method. One trainer is in charge of a group to ensure each student's exclusive consulting service experience. This training was divided into two groups.
Step Three: Tracking Service
Generally speaking, after completing the instructor-led teaching, the training stops here. However, Wanying will also provide exclusive service groups and communities, and provide timely guidance.
The above is a standardized training process. The Zhejiang customer technical team studied for a total of 5 days. With only half of the manpower invested, 3 applications were launched within 1 month.
Some cases show:
To sum up, after an enterprise purchases a low-code platform, all relevant personnel must receive about 3 days of practical training. If they are fresh graduates, they also need 1-2 days of theoretical training. This is the overall human input cost.
As the training director of a low-code company, I think the advantage of a low-code platform is that it provides a lower learning curve and better development services than traditional code, such as product design, visual operation and maintenance testing, etc. However, tools are just tools, and they will show the greatest value in the hands of skilled people. Low-code platforms can achieve many things, but ultimately how and how will depend on who uses the tool.
Through continuous training and communication, we are committed to helping users fully understand and use the low-code platform. We firmly believe that through cooperation and joint efforts, low code will become an important tool to improve development efficiency and create great software.