2021低代码现状：回顾过去展望未来（英）-13正式版.docx

mendixmxTHE STATE OF LOW-CODE 2021:A LOOK BACK3 the LightaheadTHESTATEOF1.OW-CODE2021:,LOOKBACK.THELIGHTAHEADD3CONTENTS01FOREWORD0402METHODOLOGY0503EXECUTIVESUMMARY0604GLOBALFINDINGS10COVlD-19,sdisruptionofthedigitalworld:bothsurprisingandexcitingCOVID-19hasacceleratedtheshifttolow-codeThemovetolow-codeiswellunderwayThebusinessbenefitsoflow-codearenowevidentlyclearAneweraofcollaboration：codingmovesoutsidetheITbox1.ow-codeisthelightahead1.ow-codecanopennewdoorsfortalent05REGIONALFINDINGS20U.S.ChinaEurope2206CALLSTOACTIONSincetheearlymonthsof2020,thereislittleinourdailylivesthathasn'tchanged.Thewaywelive,work,travel,shop,communicate-allhavebeendisruptedbyapandemicthatreachedalmosteverycorneroftheglobe.Thisdisruptionhasbeenkeenlyfeltinthedigitalspaceas,almostovernight,officesclosedwhenenterprisessentemployeeshometoworkremotely,leadingmanybusinessestobemenearly1%reliantondigitalization.How have CIOs responded to the need to reimagine software development in the wake of a massive paradigm shift?Howhastheaccelerateddemandforquick,agilesoftwaresolutionsimpactedsoftwaredevelopersintheITuengineroomnandthebusinessusersthatdependThesearethequestionsthatthisresearchsetouttoanswer.Thefindingsrevealthatlow-codedevelopmentplatformsofferorganizationsapowerful,scalablesolutioninthesechallengingtimesandisatechnologythathasquicklycomeofage.Thereportisbasedontheexperiencesofover2,000ITprofessionalsacrosssixutries,revealingclearglobaltrendsandregion-specificstories.Ituncoversarapidevolutioninsoftwareneedsforbusinessesineverysector.Anditexploreswherethesechangingneedsintersectwiththeexperiencedbenefitsoflow-code-mostnotablyinproductivity,ct.andtimesavings.WithITleadersreportingthattwo-thirdsofmajorsoftwareprojectsarebehindschedule,thereisnotimetoloseinadoptinglow-code.Ourfindingsrevealthatlow-codeoffersgreathopeforthefutureofsoftwaredevelopment-andisasolutionwhosebenefitsareonlyjustbeginningtobeunderstood.Itisincreasinglybeingrecognizedashavingthepowertochangewhereandhowtechnologyisused,todemocratizetechnology,andtofosterITtalentdiversityforthebetter.CHAPTERTWOMETHODOLOGYTheStateofLow-Code2021isbasedonasurveyof2,025ITprofessionals(totalaudience),comprising1,209ITleaders(decision-makers)and816softwaredevelopers(developeraudience)acrosssixcountries.TheresearchwasgovernedbyReputationLeaders,anindependentresearchconsultancy.AllITprofessionalswereemployedinorganizationswith50ormoreemployees.ITleaderswereidentifiedaseitheraCIO,CTO.orchiefdataOHiCer/headofdata/headofdatamanagementandconfirmedashavingamajorroleintechnologydecisionsandinmanagingITresources.InterviewswereconductedonlineintheU.S.,China,theU.K.,Germany,Belgium,andtheNetherlandsbetweenMay10andJune21,2021.Themarginoferrorforthetotalsampleof2025is2.2%atthe95%levelofconfidence.IntheU.S.(1012),themarginoferroris+/-3.1%,andinEurope(503)andChina(510),themarginoferroris+/-4.4%.ChapterthreeEXECUTIVE SUMMARYTHE STATE OF LOW-CODE 2021: A LOOK BACK, THE LIGHT AHEADTheCOVID-19pandemichasdisruptedthedigitalcapacitiesofthebusinessworld,asorganizationshavebeenrequiredtomovetheiractivityonlinewhilerespondingtothefast-changingneedsofemployeesandconsumersalike.Inthiscontext,57%ofITprofessionalssurveyedsaidthatthenumberofstaffneededforsoftwaredevelopmentisincreasing,and76%saythatdemandfordevelopershasreachedafeverpitch.Alongsidethis,61%saythecostofsoftwaredevelopmentisalsorising.Two-thirdsofmajorsoftwareprojectsarecuentlybeingdeliveredbehindschedule,andfor62%ofITprofessionals,thatbacklogisonlyincreasing.Butfarfrombeingworriedbydigitaldisruptioninapandemicworldandtheresultingpressures,themostcommonresponseamongITprofessionalsisapositiveone:58%saytheirorganizationisexcitedbythedigitalacceleration,andithasbroughtanewurgencyforfasterandmorecollaborativedevelopment.Indeed.45%ofITprofessionalsreportfeelinganewsenseofurgency-anditisbecomingclearthatbusiness-as-usualsoftwaredevelopmentcannotmeetthegrowingdemand.ThesepressureshaveledtoenthusiasmamongITprofessionalsfornewsolutionsanddifferentwaysofworking.ITdepartmentsareembracingopportunitiestobreaksoftwaredevelopmentoutoftheITbox:64%oforganizationshavereliedonnon-technicalstafftorelievepressureontheITdepartmentduringCOVID-19.1.ow-codeIscentraltothiseffort.Low-codeisalreadyusedinsomewayin77%oforganizations,and64%ofITprofessionalsagreethatlow-codeistheirgo-toworkarounddevelopmentsolution.Asmanyas59%ofprojectsusinglow-codeareacollaborationbetweenITandbusinessgroups,andaquarter(25%)reportfewerinstancesofshadowITthanbefore.ITprofessionalsusinglow-codehavequicklybecomeawareofmajorbenefitstoitsuse.Twooutoffivelow-codeusersreportedmorecollaboration,fasterdevelopment,andlowercosts-andthatlow-codeprojectsreducecostsby53%andare56%faster.Thebenefitshaveflowedtothetopline,t.Customerappsbuiltusinglow-codeincreasedcustomerrevenuesbyanaverageof58%.Increasingly,low-codesolutionsarebemingcentraltobusinessoperations:amongthoseusingl