Simple Apps, Forms, and Flows
IT departments today are busy focusing on a wide array of business-critical work – from core architecture to systems integration and business process management. With these priorities, what happens to all the tactical applications that fall below this threshold of criticality?
Most apps that business units need are simple. Gather data through forms. Send email to appropriate people to get something done. Assign a follow-up task to a reviewer or approver. And, of course, get instant access to data without having to ask IT to run a report or export information from a database.
Unfortunately, such simple business unit needs frequently go unmet, resulting in lower efficiency and greater security and regulatory compliance risks. Anticipating the lengthy IT development processes and associated costs, business units resort to using spreadsheets, documents, email, or unauthorized SaaS to meet their tactical application needs. This ad-hoc approach is inefficient for business users and results in decentralized information that is difficult for IT to secure, govern, and integrate.
No wonder these small, tactical applications are the bane of many organizations. Business units need them, yet IT resources are busy focusing on more business-critical projects. Both business and IT managers are dissatisfied with the costs and time delays. So what's a business to do?
Product Information
- TIBCO Formvine®: Enables business users (or IT) to build and share simple applications in minutes with drag-and-drop, point-and-click ease. With just a web browser, users can quickly create forms and surveys, organize workflows, configure reports, and manage data – freeing IT from the task. Business units create what they need, when they need it, while IT maintains centralized security and governance.
