No-Code Development

This could become some kind of get started article maybe?

No-code has seen a lot of growth recently as a way for employers to quickly and cost effectively upskill their employees. Of course, being away from their onsite office has left some staff without the usual means of completing their tasks and no-code was an effective way to bridge the skills gap. Employees generally do not have experience with coding or sufficient time to learn as they try to deliver the work that their normal role demands, which is the key driving force of why no-code has become so popular.

from insourcing blog:

Powform’s easy to use interface can skip the process of hiring the specialist. Your staff can be trained easily on our software platform, we even have a growing catalogues of templates for your company to take inspiration from. SaaS can provide beneficial cost savings since it usually resides in a shared or multi-tenant environment, where the hardware and software license costs are low compared with the traditional model. Users can do proof-of-concepts and test the software functionality or a new release feature in advance with SaaS platforms instead of waiting for replies from third party developers. 

Saas platforms can provide scalable and collaborative solutions that can be worked on by teams at the same time. small and medium businesses to use a software that otherwise they would not use due to the high cost of licensing.

Powform provides solutions to a number of barriers to insourcing which impacts capacity shortage, gaining a competitive advantage, quality improvement, and customer satisfaction.Insourcing does not have to break the bank, and an SaaS company like Powform offers a cost effective and reliable solution to help you keep your promises to your own clients. 

Can Powform be the No-Code platform for your business?

Powform has a number of benefits that make our no-code platform a perfect choice for many businesses who want high performing web apps. There is a misconception that because a no code app is drag-and-drop that it cannot be sophisticated, but Powform provides different options that are on par with the creations of an experienced developer.

• At Powform we offer many bespoke integration so you will be able to use our high performing no-code platform to build your own web apps and have the benefit of using your favorite third party integrations.This can maintain application development simplicity while offering a high number of 3rd party options for your business. 

• No-Code developers struggle with maintaining a simple design on their platform.. Powform allows no-code developers to apply company branding to their web apps.

• Developers struggle with developing proper scalability, Powform grows with your business and is suitable for small to medium enterprises and even large scale organizations. 

• Powform does not hold onto a company's data. The data generated on Powform can be stored in-house on your side or integrated with 3rd party services and from there can be used to inform business decisions. 

• For payment collection we have our handy payment component which can be drag-and-dropped into your online form. From there your customer can make a payment with PayPal/debit card/credit card. Your service can be streamlined, customers only answer a few simple questions and make payment through the app link that you provide or through the link that they click on through your social media or website. This will streamline your customer journey and provide a fast checkout service. 

• You do not have to change your legacy server (the server you have worked from from the start) to fit Powform as it will fit your business needs. This can get expensive very quickly, so Powform adapts to the environment it's put in and not the other way around.

• Powform’s conditional logic can make for a complex app design which results in a more meaningful experience for your customers. They will see only the questions that are relevant to them and minimize time spent reading and evaluating questions. Some no-code platforms are missing that level of sophistication that can have business owners look elsewhere for solutions. 

• We provide support to our customers, if you need additional integrations or just input on the flow of your apps and strategies on how to implement we provide it at no extra charge. Businesses may feel overwhelmed by the lack of support during the development of their no-code apps and give up, Powform recognises that just because no-code makes it easier to build apps there is still some figuring out to do where the app blueprint is concerned. 

There are challenges with everything, no-code is not an exception. Powform has been designed to be smooth and fast, offering an experience that is both simple and sophisticated with a high level of development across all our components. There are unforeseen obstacles in everyday business life, and you will often need a solution fast. Build and launch the same day with Powform.

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Onboarding is flexible to your needs and minimal 

Coding requires hours of training and most go to college or university to master it, Powform’s form based web app tool is a no-code platform meaning all of the pieces are provided for you already. You simply drag and drop the form components you need for a user friendly online form that can then be exported to your branded web app. This also leaves room for investing in other areas where your business is lacking skill-wise, what was a time consuming and expensive task (coding) can now be done in a matter of minutes on our drag-and-drop interface.  

A speedy onboarding process will make new employees and current employees working with new systems such as Powform feel appreciated.

Minimal effect on your budget and dependency on outsourcing 

Reskilling is made easy with Powform, with our ever growing library of resources and templates to draw inspiration from you can make multiple tools for multiple jobs for less than €25 a month. 

Locating new hires with the skills your company needs costs time and money. All of our components including collecting payment come with our Premium Plan, which is suitable for small teams to work across.

Outsourcing has downsides that go beyond the financial aspect as there is often a disconnect from contractors and employees. Contractors can do good and efficient work, but having them on demand all the time is often difficult to do. Your favorite contractor could be on another job and cannot take on the job you need done, you may have to settle for less then and may lose control of important processes.   

Powform allows for easy control of micro and macro processes in an organisation with some no-code skills. Nurturing staff within the organisation to grow a better organisation with Powform to cultivate growth through our platform. Our hands on components as well as our built in email list make for processes that are simple to organise and execute. 

Workflow

Powform’s Single-Sign On (SSO) allows for a fast and safe method of signing on to our platform. It does not require multiple passwords and one set of credentials can be used across separate platforms resulting in a smarter workflow. 

Colleagues and employers can also look at each other's work and provide recommendations on updates or new builds. Data can also be observed in the same live manner that the web apps can, which can help inform how staff are allocated to tasks going forward. Below is a simple workflow of receiving information from a client and using that to build them a personalised branded web app.  

(Workflow to be put into a diagram No-Code app builder submits first edition of their branded web app→ supervisor provides comments, edits→ Builder makes changes and submits the final draft of submission→ Supervisor sends it back for more edits or it is ready to be sent to the client)

Skilled Through Alternative Routes (or STARs)

There is often a divide between employees who complete a four year bachelor's degree, and those who do not. Those with alternative education may not have all of the skills to build and maintain an Enterprise web app solution. Powform can bolster their existing skillset as they work on No-code web apps; some of their skills could fit perfectly with an existing SAAS platform like Powform. 

SAAS platforms also help management fill their needs for services and certain processes faster, as the components can be implemented quickly. Even low-code components can be built quickly as it is added to pre existing no-code components. This high level of flexibility can fill whatever order a company needs when lacking in particular skill sets. 

 No-Code app development is a skill that is on the rise, according to TechRepublic (2020) “power to develop business workflow applications and then integrate them into larger business processes.” Of course, there will always be a place for high end developers to build large and complex organisational interfaces but low code and no code suffice as a more simplistic fix to a lot of complex office processes.

Powform also provides a Low-code platform

Powform’s low-code Enterprise Plan allows for a high level of flexibility, with a rapid change to existing applications and workflows.The use of low-code platforms to solve point problems like tracking work-from-home laptops can be completed through third party integrations. 

Enterprise Integrations could include: 

• Reporting
• Payroll
• Invoicing
• Data storage
• Data collection
• Mailing lists

Low-code/No-code along with Microservices to help build more complete and more suitable Enterprise web applications for a business's internal and external needs. No-code/Low-code SAAS solutions can save time on decision making where a wide variety of cloud/infrastructures, code languages and frameworks can make it difficult to agree on. Data stacks that contractors use may not be compatible with a business solution and vice versa. No-code/low-code solutions like Powform can keep all parties on the same page.