If you’re looking for ways to better automate your workday, improve data management, and build faster, you need to begin building your no-code tech stack.
No-code tools, apps, and platforms won’t replace everything in your current tech stack, but they can supplement your current systems, tools, and teams. And in some cases, no-code tools can be the better tool or solution. This is often because they are faster to launch, easier to use, and better able to give real-time updates and edits.
The surge in no-code tools is providing new ways to get work done. Employees can work faster, have more autonomy, and feel empowered to set and achieve big goals. There are likely a few complicated, archaic tools in your current tech stack you can replace with no-code tools. Here’s how to figure out where the gaps are in your tech stack, and how to convince leadership now is the time to invest in no-code tools.
Perform a tech audit to identify issues in your current tech stack.
Now is the time to perform an audit of your systems, tools, and processes. This will help you identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and manual processes that are slowing your organization down. Once you’ve discovered pain points and areas for improvement, you can begin researching which no-code tools could help aid or even fix the issues.
Ask the following questions when performing your audit:
What systems are the most costly?
Which tools require the most manual work?
Are there certain projects IT keeps putting off?
What manual processes do you wish you could automate?
Do any workflows rely on paper?
What projects do teams wish they could tackle without IT assistance?
What projects or processes take the longest to build or complete?
Answering these questions can help you realize where your team, department, or organization could most use and benefit from no-code and low-code tools. Also consider interviewing employees or creating focus groups as part of your audit. This will allow you to get buy-in from employees and gather real insight into the tools, systems, and processes that are missing the mark.
Define why no-code tools are a smart investment.
It can be stressful approaching leadership about investing in new tools. But there are some very obvious benefits to a no-code tech stack that are easy to pitch. Take these pointers into consideration when approaching your manager or leadership team about investing in no-code tools:
Cost less than traditional software
Can be learned quickly
Require zero technical skills
Easily integrate with other tools
Update in real-time
Deploy faster
Relieve IT of some responsibilities
No-code tools allow organizations to quickly adapt to market changes and customer desires. They provide employees a way to create their own solutions to their most challenging problems, without specialized training or IT assistance. As Gen Z continues to enter the workforce, more and more employees will expect to work in a digitally agile environment.
Employees don’t just want to be self-sufficient at work, they expect to be. In order to keep up with the demands of the changing workforce, organizations must provide employees with the tools and technology that enable and empower the citizen developer and non-technical worker.
No-code tools are not a fad or trend; they’re here to stay and quickly becoming a requirement in this digital-first world.
It can be stressful approaching leadership about investing in new tools. But there are some very obvious benefits to a no-code tech stack that are easy to pitch. Take these pointers into consideration when approaching your manager or leadership team about investing in no-code tools:
What industry leaders say about no-code and the future of work
“In business today, it’s not enough to just open a spreadsheet and make some casual observations anymore. Today’s new workers know how to dive into systems, pipe different programs together using no-code platforms and answer problems with much more comprehensive—and real-time—answers.”
“With better features and functions, no-code platforms can offer better services, richer integrations, and quicker design, development, and deployment of applications that can be tailored and customized for unique business needs. Also, a lot of no-code development can be performed with a drag-and-drop interface, thereby helping to eliminate development costs (in terms of time and money) and the ramp-up to releasing a solution.”
“Those closest to manufacturing problems often understand them best. Yet they may not have the tools they need to create solutions themselves. This is the guiding philosophy behind the no-code revolution. In the past five years, flexible development platforms have empowered workers in every industry to design solutions to the challenges they face every day, without writing a single line of code.”
