Future of Work: The Rise of the Aspirational Developer

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Coding is moving beyond the realm of professional developers. Organizations such as Code.org and Code for America extend coding skills to new audiences.

Businesses are no exception. About a decade ago, business users who required an application would have to request it from their IT department — and wait. Today, applications are increasingly created with less technical knowledge, and more non-tech people are becoming creators.

In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2020, 60% of all fast-mode application development projects will be done outside of formal IT teams. This means employees across different departments and backgrounds will be able to harness their knowledge in an automated and systematic manner, driving widespread transformation.

Is this the beginning of the age of the "aspirational developer"?

Aspirational developers could solve long-neglected problems in the enterprise by creating applications themselves.   They could unleash a wave of innovation and drive corporate productivity with new 'work hacks'.

There will be implications to IT organizations, who would likely create the environment to encourage non-IT teams, while also protect the enterprise from undue risks.   Are they prepared to do so?

During our next #StateofWork chat, we'll discuss how the rise of the aspirational developer will change the way people work and the impact on IT teams at enterprises of all sizes.

Join us on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 from 10am to 11am PT / 1pm to 2pm ET for a lively discussion on the rise of the aspirational developer.

Moderated by Adrian Bridgwater, technology journalist for Computer Weekly, Forbes, The Register & Bloor Group, our panel of experts includes:

• Jeffrey Hammond, Principal Analyst at Forrester
• Jonathan Sparks, Principal Product Manager at ServiceNow
• Jason Wojahn, Managing Director at Accenture
• Matt Saxton, Principal Engineer at Vantiv

Here's more info on how to participate:

A Tweet Chat is an online conversation held at a pre-arranged time following a specific hashtag, in this case #StateofWork. You will need a Twitter handle or LinkedIn profile to take part.

• When: Tuesday, May 3 @ 10am PT/1pm ET
• Where: You can follow the chat on Twitter using the hashtag #StateofWork.   Sign in to CrowdChat using your Twitter or LinkedIn credentials to join the live conversation: https://www.crowdchat.net/stateofwork
• Who: Anyone is welcome to join!

We look forward to hearing from you!