App Platforms and Bimodal Strategies Can Help CIOs Fuel Digital Innovation

App Platforms And BimodalStrategies Can Help CIOs

Fuel Digital Innovation

Challenge

The technology demands of the modern enterprise are so great that IT departments can have a difficult time keeping up which makes digital innovation in technology and business processes critical.

Businesses that want to transform around digital operations must:• Connect data across diverse app ecosystems

• Support a wide array of device types• Interact with disparate cloud services

• Keep up with a staggering pace of change

What Needs To Be Done?

The Role Of CIOs

A recent study from Gartner1 found that CIOs are playing a key role in driving innovation in the enterprise

and the move to digital is becoming acute in order to help organizations attract and retain top talent.

Digital Innovation Driving Platform And Bimodal Investments

Digital processes will likely grow from taking

up approximately 44 percent of the business to

77 percent of operations over the course of the

next five years.

Two key strategies are emerging to help CIOs keep up:1) Platforms2) Bimodal methodologies

77%

According to Gartner, building the business around platform models cancreate a more flexible, adaptable foundation compared to traditionally

rigid models that segregate different user groups.

The ResultThe ResultThe ResultThe Result

A situation where resources are more interconnected:1. Within the organization

2. With external users

Bimodal operations further the goal of elasticity by being able to shift between rigid, structured IT processes and adaptable, fast-moving operations.

Approximately 40 percent of CIOs polled said theyare already working on bimodal.

Democratizing DevelopmentTo Further The Platform

Democratizing development by empowering non-tech users tocreate or customize apps can alleviate the skills gap facing IT teams,

making it easier to keep up with the demand for digital innovation.

Modern app platforms can be critical in creating a robust ecosystem of appsand services to build out platform methodologies because they offer

low-code development tools to streamline and accelerate app creation.

How To Streamline And Accelerate App Creation

Fast-Track Your Digital Transformation with a Low-Code Platform

To compete and win, the most innovative businesses are embracing new business models and processesthat drive superior value for customers and employees.

The Appian Platform enables you to: •Innovate faster •Work smarter •Enhance your customer experience •Improve your operational efficiency •Respond effectively to ever-changing risks and regulations

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References 1. https://www.gartner.com/imagesrv/cio/pdf/cio_agenda_insights_2016.pdf