Low-code platforms have seen widespread adoption in recent years, and it's easy to see why.
They allow people across your business to build applications quickly, without needing deep technical expertise. That’s especially valuable at a time when the IT skills gap is growing. One report estimates that by 2026, over 90% of organizations will be affected by the shortage, which could result in $5.5 trillion in lost revenue.
With drag-and-drop interfaces and pre-built components, low-code tools simplify task automation, streamline operations, and accelerate software delivery. And that’s precisely why Gartner predicts that by 2029, 80% of global businesses will be using low-code platforms for mission-critical applications. That’s a sharp rise from just 15% in 2024.
In fact, according to the 2025 Gartner Future of Automation Report, this shift is part of a broader move toward agentic automation and consolidated business orchestration platforms (BOATs). These unified platforms integrate low-code, RPA, AI, and process automation to enable intelligent, end-to-end workflows. By 2027, 80% of automation platforms will offer AI-assisted development, empowering more teams—including citizen developers—to build faster and smarter.
At BP3, the first step in any low-code initiative is understanding your current state. That’s why we created the Low-Code Journey Assessment. It helps you evaluate your current position and get clear, actionable guidance on what to do next.
Understanding the Low-Code Journey Assessment
Our assessment consists of eight straightforward questions designed to evaluate your organization's current low-code practices. Based on your responses, you’ll be placed into one of five stages: Considering, Exploring, Forming, Scaling, or Maturing. Each stage includes specific insights and next steps tailored to your company's current stage.
For example, if you're at the “Considering” stage, low-code hasn’t yet been formally explored within your business.
You're at the very beginning and have no pilots, no platform decisions, and no real plan for how you will use low-code in your company. This is a good time to identify operational challenges that low-code solutions might help address, such as speeding up internal workflows, enhancing customer experience, or increasing agility.
Next steps in this phase might include:
- Pinpointing key pain points and inefficiencies.
- Researching platforms like OutSystems.
- Scheduling vendor demos to see how these tools fit your environment.
We support organizations at this stage with introductory workshops, relevant case studies, ROI planning tools, and help scoping an initial pilot project.
At the other end of the spectrum, if you're in the “Maturing” stage, low-code is part of your regular operations. Here, your goals shift from building apps quickly to integrating low-code into broader initiatives, such as process orchestration, compliance monitoring, and AI-driven automation.
This aligns closely with Gartner’s forecast that organizations will increasingly move from siloed automation to unified orchestration. BOAT platforms, which combine automation, orchestration, and AI, are crucial for scaling mature, low-code operations.
This stage is also when many teams begin thinking beyond low-code alone. Once internal apps are running smoothly, the next challenge is often how to coordinate them, especially when different tools, systems, and teams are involved.
That’s where orchestration platforms like Camunda come in. Some organizations use Camunda alongside low-code to manage complex workflows that span departments or technologies.
As your processes become increasingly interconnected, visibility and control become even more crucial, particularly in regulated industries. That’s why many teams at this stage also start exploring ways to monitor what’s happening across systems automatically.
Our Compliance Monitoring Agent builds on Camunda’s orchestration layer and uses autonomous agents to watch for risks, check policy alignment, and reduce the time spent preparing for audits. It's one example of how teams extend their low-code foundation to support more advanced, real-time oversight.
In other words, at this point in the journey, it’s less about building quickly and more about building strategically, ensuring your systems scale, evolve, and stay aligned with your long-term goals.
And of course, if you're somewhere in the middle, that’s exactly what the assessment is designed to help clarify. Whether you’re forming a team, scaling across departments, or building out governance, you’ll get guidance tailored to your current position and what it takes to move forward.
Benefits of Advancing Through the Low-Code Journey
As your business progresses through the low-code journey, you can expect significant, measurable benefits at each stage:
- Improved Operational Efficiency: Automating repetitive processes reduces errors, boosts productivity, and frees employees to focus on higher-value activities.
- Reduced Time-to-Market: Low-code platforms accelerate application development and deployment, enabling rapid response to market opportunities and customer demands.
- Increased Competitiveness: Quickly adapting and innovating with low-code technologies allows your business to outpace competitors and stay ahead in your industry.
- Greater Innovation Capabilities: Low-code makes app development accessible, allowing more people to contribute ideas and solutions. This drives ongoing improvement and creative problem-solving across the business.
Additionally, Gartner highlights that as large language models (LLMs) become embedded in document-centric workflows, organizations will be able to automate complex processes involving unstructured data like emails, forms, and images, further extending the power of low-code in enterprise settings.
How to Interpret Your Results
The real value of our assessment is its clarity. Once you complete it, you'll receive detailed recommendations on exactly where you are in your low-code journey and clear, practical actions to advance to the next stage.
We crafted these questions based on extensive experience across industries, focusing specifically on outcomes like process optimization, compliance, and innovation. Once you accurately determine your position, you'll have a clear roadmap to maximize the benefits of low-code technology.
Let’s Take the Next Step Together
Wherever you are in your low-code journey, whether you're just beginning to explore options or already scaling across departments, we're here to help you move forward with confidence.
We've worked with teams across various industries to remove friction, accelerate delivery, and unlock real business value through thoughtful, practical low-code strategies.
If you're curious about where your company stands and what your next best step looks like, our Low-Code Journey Assessment is a great place to start. It takes only a few minutes and provides you with tailored insights into how to align your efforts with your goals.