The Technology Trade-Off: The Cost of Software Development and its Implications for Start-Ups

Tuomi, Krista

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“…There is currently a shortage of Information Technology (IT) software developers, at the same time that outsourcing costs are rising (Bowman, 2018). Thus, IT departments are having difficulty keeping up with the demands of business users (Tuomi, 2018). Due to the shortage of IT talent, many corporate users are waiting long periods of time to have their business needs addressed.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The research examines this question from the viewpoint of both developers and non-developers. As noted, there is currently a shortage of software developers worldwide (Bowman, 2018;Muraski et al, 2021;Tuomi, 2018). This is causing issues for companies as they try to develop applications for their internal and external use.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The organization IT department's role of implementing applications, analyzing data, refining performance, and presenting output is being challenged by cloud-based solutions and mobile platforms (Woo, 2020). To exacerbate this challenge, the growing demand for experienced IT professionals is increasing while the supply is dwindling (Tuomi, 2018). Since 2004, the number of computer science and information systems graduates in the United States has been shrinking, while the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the hiring demand for computer-related careers to increase over 13% from 2014 to 2024 (Alexander et al, 2011;Bowman, 2018).…”

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A worldwide shortage of developers has made low- and no-code platforms important and necessary. This paper investigates the use of these platforms in organizations, along with the role of workforce automation tools. A survey was conducted to find out how prevalent low- and no-code platforms and workforce automation tools are within companies. These platforms are used by citizen developers, employees who are working outside of the Information Technology (IT) department and are not professional programmers. With low- and no-code platforms citizen developers can create the applications that are needed by their work units or even their entire organizations. These platforms are seen as key to the demands of digital transformation. The results of this study are that companies both large and small are making use of low- and no-code platforms, as well as workforce automation tools. In addition, the majority of organizations have employees outside of the IT department who are creating technology solutions. The broad implication of this research is that citizen developers using low- and no-code platforms to create technology solutions may be the solution to the current shortage of developers. By using low- and no-code platforms, the citizen developer can create the applications that the manager needs for their team. This increases the technology available to the organization while at the same time reducing the pressure on the IT department.

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Section: Volume 5 Number 12mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Volume 5 Number 12mentioning

confidence: 99%