Implementing low-code Business Process Management (BPM)

In the last section of our chapter, we need to discuss the potential versus the expectations of low-code software development in general and Appian in particular. Ignoring this leads to an increased risk of overlooking important aspects of a project or the whole program.

Appian has the power to initiate a disruptive transformation in the way a company operates, thinks, and makes decisions. It has a profound impact on the technology used, but far greater are the potential changes at the human and cultural levels.

The potential of Appian

Appian has the potential to be a transformative force. In the non-manufacturing parts of a company, people drive the actual process, supported by systems for individual steps. For example, high-volume data processing is typically automated, but this is mostly only a single step in an overarching business process.

The reason for this is that in the predigital age, information was created...