Using Appian effectively

Using Appian effectively  By Aaron Emmert My previous posts talked about the benefits of Appian’s rapid development capabilities and its natural pairing with the agile development methodology. This post discusses how even though you have the right tool for the job, it doesn’t guarantee it will be used effectively. Therefore, we’ll now take a look … Read more

Build personalized applications with Slack’s APIs – Part 1

Build personalized applications with Slack’s APIs – Part 1 By Alexandra Martinez You know what an application programming interface (API) is and why they’re important for your business, right? If not, check out my previous posts Introduction to APIs – Part 1 and Part 2! For this two-part post series, we’ll go through examples of … Read more

Living Documents — “Those who fall behind get left behind”

Living Documents “Those who fall behind get left behind” By Aaron Emmert Who would have thought that one of the pirate’s code rules, “those who fall behind get left behind,” popularized by Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, can also be used in today’s economy? I’m not talking about cut-throat business … Read more

Four MuleSoft DataWeave Idiosyncrasies

Four MuleSoft DataWeave Idiosyncrasies By Adam Lounsbury As MuleSoft developers know, DataWeave is a powerful expression language for manipulating and transforming a variety of data types. However, just like any software, there are times where it doesn’t necessarily perform as expected. Below is a list of unusual behaviors I’ve noticed with DataWeave 1.0 over the … Read more

Digital transformation: Ground zero

Digital transformation: Ground zero By Lee Humeniuk The topic of digital transformation is important for any business to understand what it takes to survive in today’s digital economy, but more importantly how to thrive when satisfying the future demands of your customers. A thought experiment – manual vs digital business comparison Imagine you run an … Read more

The low-code balance

The low-code balance By Aaron Emmert My previous posts, Agile Methodology: Part one and Part two, explained the benefit of using Appian with the Agile methodology. This week we’ll define low-code and explain its purpose. Before we do that, let’s take a step back and examine a recurring theme in software development. “There has to … Read more

Agile methodologies enhance Appian delivery: Part 2

Agile methodologies enhance Appian delivery: Part 2 By Aaron Emmert Last week we discussed the first steps of how our teams use Agile Methodologies to accelerate our Appian project delivery. This week we’ll discuss how we move from the initial story stage and flow into the development phases. Project development Once the user stories have … Read more

Agile methodologies enhance Appian delivery: Part 1

Agile methodologies enhance Appian delivery: Part 1 By Aaron Emmert Due to the rapid pace of new technologies and constantly changing business requirements, it is important to leverage software that is just as fluid as today’s economy. A prime example of an application platform that is designed to help companies adapt to changing business requirements … Read more

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