SEPTEMBER 2019CIOAPPLICATIONSEUROPE.COM8nterprise IT departments are struggling to keep up with the overwhelming demand for applications that can capitalize on mobility, analytics, IoT, robotics, and other next-generation digital technologies. Often app demand is outstripping the IT department's app development capacity. Some successful enterprises are finding a solution by tapping into an extensive community of worldwide developers, and their collective genius, through crowdsourcing. Enterprises that engage with crowdsourcing community effectively and at scale will gain an edge for their digital transformation initiatives. The challenge? Most enterprises don't know where to begin. Unsure about how to tap into the applications crowdsourcing community or uncertain about how to best manage such an initiative, an enterprises may see the practice as risky.A mountain to climbTo understand why this is so, let us consider the "old-school" applications development approach: In the past, it could take months to construct a fundamental version of an app. And because of organizational silos, developers often did not know if their application, once deployed, would meet the wider business objectives or KPIs. So, in-production testing validating their product idea added weeks or months to the development process. By contrast, today's app development calls for fast, lean innovation, with expertise in next-gen technologies, supported by agile software development practices such as robotics, AI, and automation.While every company tries to secure the best and brightest talent, developers with the most sought-after, scarce skills may choose the work with the newest, well-funded startups or the large digitally native companies, or to go freelance and join the gig economy.RICK SULLIVAN, VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER, APPLICATION SERVICES, DXC TECHNOLOGYERick SullivanCrowdsourcing Taps into Power of App Development Community to Speed Enterprise Digital TransformationIN MYOPINION
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