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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 . . .


    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 organizations operations team.

    WHO IS THE
    ENTERPRISE
    DEVELOPER?

    JOB TITLE
    Developer
    17% Software
    (<age 35: 27%)
    Engineer/
    8% Software
    Development Engineer

    ROLE

    Architect
    8% IT(ageArchitect/Software
    45+: 14%)

    91%

    develop software
    applications
    (<age 45: 97%)

    53%

    modify/maintain existing
    software applications
    (age 45+: 75%)

    4%

    38%

    testing software
    applications

    13%

    35%

    researching software
    applications

    23%

    purchasing software
    applications

    DEMOGRAPHIC
    2%

    65+

    18-24

    55-64

    32%

    90%

    25-34

    MALE

    19%

    29%

    45-54

    35-44

    Average age: 42 years

    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

    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.

    RISING INFLUENCER
    IN THE ENTERPRISE
    73%
    meet (frequently/sometimes) with senior management
    72% to talk about enterprise development needs
    meet (frequently/sometimes) with line of business
    leaders to gather development requirements

    DEVELOPER

    82% <age 45 vs 57% age 45+

    Developers describe their relationship with business management as:

    86% | COLLABORATIVE & CONSULTATIVE | 82%

    {48%

    say that communication/collaboration skills


    are important to be successful in their role

    42%

    DEVELOPERS FREQUENTLY ...


    MODIFY/MAINTAIN SOFTWARE

    51%

    DEVELOP SOFTWARE

    50%

    DESIGN SOFTWARE

    46%

    ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING NEW


    PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES OR SKILLS
    #1 JAVASCRIPT
    #2 HTML/CSS
    #3 C#

    ... AND SHOW PROFICIENCY IN


    MULTIPLE PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

    #4 JAVA

    #1 HTML5

    #5 PYTHON

    #2 JAVASCRIPT

    Throughout their day, developers


    must stay aware of ongoing
    enterprise developments and
    business context otherwise
    challenges occur.

    #3 SQL
    #4 C#
    #5 C++

    CHALLENGES
    THAT GET IN THE WAY
    29%
    Doing more
    with less staff

    up with
    29% Keeping
    new technology

    Scope creep/
    uncontrolled
    growth in project
    requirements

    28%

    advancements/changing
    skill requirements

    BUT, DEVELOPERS ARE RESOURCEFUL


    IN FINDING SOLUTIONS

    59%

    say problem solving/


    troubleshooting skills
    are most important to be
    successful in their role
    52% are confident in these skills

    FUTURE
    BENEFITS
    AND GOALS

    Seek advice from peers


    when challenges arise

    51%

    STRATEGIC
    CHALLENGE

    They will also perform


    Google searches, check blogs
    and post in online communities

    47%

    TECHNICAL OR
    DEVELOPMENT
    CHALLENGE

    44%

    40%

    42%

    STRATEGIC
    CHALLENGE

    TECHNICAL OR
    DEVELOPMENT
    CHALLENGE

    42%

    41%

    LEARNING NEW
    PROGRAMMING
    SKILLS OR
    LANGUAGES

    RESEARCHING
    NEW TOOLS
    AND SOLUTIONS

    39%

    DEVELOPERS WOULD LIKE


    TO DO MORE OF:
    DEVELOPING
    SOFTWARE

    31% <age 45 / 38% age 45+

    34%

    33%

    CLOUD API
    EXPERTISE

    DATA ANALYTICS
    KNOWLEDGE

    DESIGNING
    SOFTWARE

    31%

    THEY COULD USE


    MORE TRAINING IN:
    SECURITY ISSUES
    MANAGEMENT/
    SECURITY KNOWLEDGE

    FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:

    2015 Rise of the Developer Tech Persona

    www.idgenterprise.com/contact-us
    www.idgenterprise.com/research-reports

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