Project management’s role in embracing new technologies during digital transformation is to plan, organise, and oversee the implementation of technology initiatives in a way that is consistent with the organization’s goals and objectives. This entails balancing the requirements for innovation and efficiency with the requirements for governance and security.
Governance and cyber security are critical components of leveraging low-code and no-code technology because they help to ensure the safety, privacy, and integrity of sensitive information and systems. If not properly managed, these technologies, which allow non-technical users to create applications without writing code, can introduce new risks and vulnerabilities.
Cyber security is the practise of preventing unauthorised access to, use of, disclosure of, disruption, modification, or destruction of digital systems and information. One of the most common misconceptions about citizen development and cyber security is that low-code and no-code platforms are inherently secure and that non-technical users cannot create secure applications.
Citizen developers can collaborate with IT to ensure proper cyber security measures and governance by adhering to established policies and procedures, such as best practises for user authentication and access control, conducting regular security assessments, and incorporating security from the start.
With the continuous development of low-code and no-code platforms, policies should be put in place to ensure proper governance. These policies should include secure application design, development, and deployment guidelines, as well as clear roles and responsibilities for IT and citizen developers.
Business professionals should interact with IT on a regular basis to ensure that everything is in line with policies and expectations, for example, through regular meetings or check-ins. This ensures that the organisation is leveraging technology in an innovative and secure manner.
Finally, project management’s role in embracing new technologies during digital transformation is to strike a balance between innovation and efficiency, as well as governance and security. Cyber security and proper governance are critical when leveraging low-code and no-code technology, and policies and regular engagement between IT and business professionals can help ensure that these technologies are used securely and controlled.
