The CIO’s Guide to Low Code: Beyond the Developer Shortage

Low-code platforms are emerging as a strategic response to the IT talent shortage, enabling organisations to accelerate digital transformation despite limited developer resources.

• They dramatically speed up development, allowing teams to build and deploy applications in days instead of months while reducing costs and technical debt.
• They empower both technical and non-technical users to collaborate using visual tools, AI assistance and prebuilt connectors, breaking down traditional development barriers.
• They scale innovation across the enterprise—supporting modernisation, secure integration, AI-powered automation and measurable ROI through platforms like Microsoft Power Platform and Copilot Studio.

With solutions such as Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages and Copilot Studio, organisations can build intelligent applications, automate workflows and deploy AI agents without extensive coding expertise. Enterprise-ready governance, security and scalability ensure mission-critical reliability, while Forrester studies highlight significant cost savings, time reductions and strong ROI.