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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
I know that prerhaps I am not answer your question but both are two different things. Digital transformation is a very "bad term" using to describe a change in strategy to move the arquitecture to automated process saying this in the extreme. Citizen development is one tool or tactic that you can use to change or transform the application and technology layers inside the architecture to facilitate the whole organizational transformation. Because organizations are open and adaptable systems each thing you introduce or change will impact the whole architecture, no matter the layer you are modifying or transform. Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
Citizen developer can be a (small) part of digital transformation in that it is concerned to bring more digital development capabilities to 'citizens', meaning ordinary and usually non-IT business people.
And CD is a marketing term, a hype, because this always has been the purpose of creating programming languages and techniques since the 1960s, to make them easier to learn and master and hence extend the number of people who can use them to create software. The ordinary citizen using facebook and whatsapp and google is already having some digital skills.
Digital transformation is a wide term to describe how companies or even societies gradually use new digital features to improve their business and daily lives. As such, it is going on since at least the 1980s when personal computing and the internet started and got a boost with the advent of smartphones in the 2000s.
Company-wise, many leading companies started using computers to automate business ('digitalize') in various ways from the 1970s. A hype in the 1980s I remember was the idea of MIS - management information systems, which then morphed in to ERP systems. Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I totally agree with my fellow colleagues especially Thomas’s statement that CD is some sort of Digital Transformation and can be considered as a step in DT. Saving Changes...
Antonio ChecaAgilist, Program Manager & Training Professional| Independent ConsultantPanama, Panama, Panama
Citizen development and digital transformation are related, but distinct concepts in the field of technology and business.
Citizen development refers to the practice of empowering non-technical employees, or "citizens," within an organization to create their own simple business applications and automate their own workflows. This allows them to be more productive and efficient in their roles, without relying on IT or development teams.
Digital transformation, on the other hand, is the broader process of integrating digital technology into all areas of a business, in order to improve efficiency, customer engagement, and overall performance. This can include a wide range of activities, such as automating processes, leveraging data analytics, and implementing new technologies like cloud computing, AI, and IoT.
In simple terms, citizen development is a way of empowering employees to make their work easier, while digital transformation is a way of making an organization better as a whole using digital technology. Saving Changes...
Latha Thamma reddiSr Product and Portfolio Management (Automation Innovation)| DXC TechnologyMckinney, Tx, United States
Citizen Development can be considered a form of digital transformation, that helps enterprises to automatize and enhance their processes with the help of digital technology. Another alternative to Citizen Development is Software Development using pure coding. Both of them have advantages and disadvantages, and you should choose the best option that fits your organization's needs, or maybe a combination of both would give you the results you want. Saving Changes...
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