IT departments across the globe are seeking to deliver applications at speed and scale to meet key business objectives such as:
But the demand for enterprise applications is expanding beyond IT’s ability to deliver. Resources are stretched, and legacy systems and outdated delivery methods hinder growth.
The why of increasing application velocity is obvious, but the how is less so. Enterprises face too many roadblocks on the path toward better software development.
Legacy solutions and monoliths impede an organization’s ability to keep pace with the business. These systems are difficult to maintain, hard to change, and incompatible with new technologies and changes in business processes, often resulting in high costs and increased tech debt.
Highly skilled developers are hard to find and harder to retain. Those dedicated to maintaining legacy systems and building common applications aren’t given the opportunity to challenge themselves or expand their skill sets. This leads to a high churn rate and difficulties attracting top talent.
Requirements for applications are not always communicated clearly from the business to IT. And because creating custom applications takes a major time investment, these requirements often evolve as the solution is being built, resulting in an application that falls short of the mark.
Development, quality assurance, and operations work in silos with traditional waterfall methodology, causing a lack of visibility into the application development lifecycle. This causes production delays, poor app quality, and higher costs.