The Rise of the Enterprise Developer Rising Influence, Strategic Thinking and Decision-Making Every organization is a software company. Applications are never complete, but are constantly being adapted to meet the needs of the business. At the nexus of the business and the software that powers it, sits the Developer. LEARN THE LINGO . . . Developer Strategic thinker open to new tactical solutions, responsible for resolving the evolving software needs of teams throughout their organization and face “next level challenges.” DevOps Redefining operations through new tools and expertise to set up, develop and test environments on demand using a software-defined infrastructure. NoOps No operations. Using cloud and other newer technologies to eliminate the need for developers to work with their organization’s operations team. WHO IS THE ENTERPRISE DEVELOPER? RISING INFLUENCER IN THE ENTERPRISE CHALLENGES THAT GET IN THE WAY DEMOGRAPHIC JOB TITLE 17% Software Developer ( < age 35: 27%) Software Engineer/ Development Engineer IT Architect/Software Architect (age 45+: 14%) 8% 8% ROLE purchasing software applications 91% 53% 35% 38% 23% develop software applications ( < age 45: 97%) modify/maintain existing software applications (age 45+: 75%) testing software applications researching software applications 4% 65+ 2% 18-24 32% 25-34 29% 35-44 19% 45-54 13% 55-64 Average age: 42 years 90% MALE 62% of developers say the pace of software development at their organization is EXTREMELY/VERY/SOMEWHAT fast paced. 80% are extremely/very/somewhat satisfied with this pace Throughout their day, developers must stay aware of ongoing enterprise developments and business context… otherwise challenges occur. A good chunk of my time is spent talking with department leaders about their development needs. Sometimes I need to go to senior management to make the case for a new solution. —DEVELOPER meet (frequently/sometimes) with line of business leaders to gather development requirements 73% 72% meet (frequently/sometimes) with senior management to talk about enterprise development needs 82% < age 45 vs 57% age 45+ Developers describe their relationship with business management as: 86% | COLLABORATIVE & CONSULTATIVE | 82% { } say that communication/collaboration skills are important to be successful in their role 48% { } BUT, DEVELOPERS ARE RESOURCEFUL IN FINDING SOLUTIONS DEVELOPERS WOULD LIKE TO DO MORE OF: THEY COULD USE MORE TRAINING IN: DEVELOPERS FREQUENTLY ... MODIFY/MAINTAIN SOFTWARE 51% DEVELOP SOFTWARE 50% DESIGN SOFTWARE 46% ... AND SHOW PROFICIENCY IN MULTIPLE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES #1 HTML5 #2 JAVASCRIPT #3 SQL #4 C# #5 C++ 42% ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING NEW PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES OR SKILLS #1 JAVASCRIPT #2 HTML/CSS #3 C# #4 JAVA #5 PYTHON Doing more with less staff 29% Keeping up with new technology advancements/changing skill requirements 29% Scope creep/ uncontrolled growth in project requirements 28% FUTURE BENEFITS AND GOALS 59% say problem solving/ troubleshooting skills are most important to be successful in their role 52% are confident in these skills Seek advice from peers when challenges arise They will also perform Google searches, check blogs and post in online communities 51% 47% STRATEGIC CHALLENGE STRATEGIC CHALLENGE TECHNICAL OR DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE TECHNICAL OR DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE 40% 44% 34% 33% 31% 42% 41% 39% 42% DEVELOPING SOFTWARE CLOUD API EXPERTISE DATA ANALYTICS KNOWLEDGE SECURITY ISSUES MANAGEMENT/ SECURITY KNOWLEDGE LEARNING NEW PROGRAMMING SKILLS OR LANGUAGES RESEARCHING NEW TOOLS AND SOLUTIONS DESIGNING SOFTWARE 31% < age 45 / 38% age 45+ 2015 “Rise of the Developer” Tech Persona FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: www.idgenterprise.com/contact-us www.idgenterprise.com/research-reports
Revealing the skills and goals of the enterprise developer, InfoWorld's "The Rise of the Developer" 2015 Tech Persona research highlights the rising influence of developers through their strategic thinking, collaboration and decision-making.
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The Rise of the Enterprise Developer
Rising Influence, Strategic Thinking and Decision-Making
Every organization is a software company. Applications are never
complete, but are constantly being adapted to meet the needs of the
business. At the nexus of the business and the software that powers
it, sits the Developer.
LEARN THE LINGO . . .DeveloperStrategic thinker open to new
tactical solutions, responsible for resolving the evolving software
needs of teams throughout their organization and face next level
challenges.
DevOpsRedefining operations through new tools and expertise to
set up, develop and test environments on demand using a
software-defined infrastructure.
NoOpsNo operations. Using cloud and other newer technologies to
eliminate the need for developers to work with their organizations
operations team.
