If your citizen development program is going to take off, you've got to have the right platform.

The problem is that there are nearly 400 platforms to choose from.

Abhishek Anant Garg is an analyst who has reviewed dozens of these platforms. He shares his knowledge about how the platforms differ and how to choose the best one for you.

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Jessica D'Oliviera has had a wild ride with making apps. She stared off by making her own tool to study for exams. Then, she found herself making MVPs for friends and clients and eventually working for Forrester.

Now, she's passionate about educating business users about the potentials of citizen development and the life-transforming possibilities.

Kody Johnston is an unapologetic innovator. He sees new opportunities everywhere he looks. The home health and hospice industry was right in his sights as he started using low-code tools as a registered nurse.

Kody is passionate about giving people closest to the problem the tools they need to solve it. Listen to him share some amazing stories of how citizen development is transforming healthcare.

Rafsan Huseynov is a project manager, and a heavy Power Platform user. He tells us why project managers like to build their own things despite the fact that there are market solutions out there.

Rafsan recommends that CDs start with simple applications. Don't try to learn the whole platform and build complex things.

You know that feeling when you make a real solution? Whether it's a lovely spreadsheet or a full-blown application, there is a definite high that a non-developer gets when they make their own solution. Al Chen from Coda talks about his days making spreadsheets, when it's time to move beyond them, and what it takes to be a citizen developer.

What does the finance or HR team do when it needs a workflow, but IT doesn't have time to build it?

Self-service application building.

Chrissa Manoli has worked in large, established organizations with lots of red tape, and also with fast-growing businesses where speed is the name of the game. She breaks down the need for these leaders to handle their own requests.

May Amorelli has worked with Shell's DIY unit in Brazil and Argentina. She helps get people set up to create their own software. May tells the story of how she got 200 people to participate in a hackathon where they ended with three production ready solutions. She also explains Shell's three safe zones for citizen development.

Liz Stultz has always been curious. When she stepped into a brand new role at a firm, she wasn't afraid to poke around and learn how to make things better. Soon, she managed the company's workflow tool and became the go-to person when things needed built or fixed.

Rachael Jay is the AVP of Marketing for Landmark Properties. About 10 years ago she tried to solve the problem of getting designs approved without using spreadsheets and email. Today, she's considered an app making wizard. Track her journey with citizen development.

Bill Shube works as a Sr. Manager of Technology & Supply Chain Analytics for The LEGO Group. He's a pioneering citizen developer in the area of data analytics. He shares how citizen development has grown in his company, what they do for governance, and how to spot the next citizen developer candidate.