To support the SDLC, the Quickly platform features a variety of review options to aid with the development process. These are used to safeguard changes and edits made to the application’s codebase.
A secure environment where developers can compose, build, and test according to various stages of the SDLC.
When multiple sandboxes are used, administrators can execute a merge once acceptance criteria are met.
Create unique and dedicated processes to create workflows based on a user’s permissions.
Determine which roles can view, edit, or share blocks and templates built on the Quickly platform.
The default status is “Development.” Only users with the right permissions can push applications to “Live
Administrators can roll back previous versions of the application or restore back-ups entirely.
The importance of governance is often overlooked in application development. This increases the risk of governance settings such as permissions, authentications, and role assignments being added to an application as an afterthought rather than a key feature. Quickly makes it easy for developers and administrators to add and manage such governance tools. As a core component of the platform, applications can be built with a variety of security options to make sure that all software is safe and compliant, even when created by citizen developers.
Quickly makes it easy to keep track of how the SDLC progresses. With version control, backup and recovery files are securely compiled into a comprehensive overview. This allows developers and software architects to keep a tight grip on how the newly developed application will fit with their organization's existing IT infrastructure. After the codebase has been assessed using version comparison, administrators can merge the codebase as needed.
Decentralized systems, platforms, tools, and applications force employees to use passwords that are easy to remember or repeat the same password, which poses a significant risk for the company. To counteract this, Quickly makes it easy for developers to implement SSO or 2FA on any application built with the platform.
Quickly gives administrators comprehensive control over setting granular and hierarchical permissions. By adding roles and permissions, you can ensure that applications made through citizen development align with IT standards from the start. Permissions are set on an organizational level by default, and permissions on a deeper or inter-organizational level can be added on an ad-hoc basis. This gives administrators complete control over how applications are accessed, edited, and published on the Quickly platform. Usage and adoption of applications can also be monitored through this feature.
The private data mode setting allows administrators to better control the SDLC by only granting access to users who have the “builder” role assigned to them. A major benefit of utilizing the private data mode feature is that it allows administrators to set permissions directly from the platform itself rather than going into individual backends. This allows for a better overview of the development and production environments and serves as an extra guardrail to prevent sensitive data from being breached before proper security tools have been added to the application.
Roles are an integral part of how permissions function and are assigned. By adding roles and permissions, they ensure that applications made through citizen development align with IT standards from the start. Depending on the user's main responsibilities, a role is assigned to determine what kind of actions the person can take, either limiting or increasing their access to the organization’s development environment on the Quickly platform.
There is a reluctance among IT managers to bring citizen developers on board in the SDLC. This is partially because non-developers are not familiar with good coding practices. Many IT managers are afraid that having applications developed by employees outside of the development department will give rise to shadow IT. Meeting software compliance standards is hard enough as it is for organizations relying on a regular development workflow, but it is even harder for businesses that employ citizen developers to ensure compliance and enforce risk management. While low-code platforms are a major asset to any business looking to streamline processes, optimize workflows, and build applications that boost productivity, using it without governance can leave room for compliance issues to slip through the cracks.
