Low-Code/No-Code — Power Platform, Mendix, OutSystems
A three-day course comparing three enterprise low-code/no-code platforms — Power Platform, Mendix, and OutSystems — and teaching how to build governance and a Center of Excellence (CoE) for their rollout, against the backdrop of growing enterprise adoption of low-code/no-code platforms.
Platform choice as a strategic decision
Enterprise adoption of low-code/no-code platforms is growing fast, but choosing the tool itself is only the start. The course lines up Power Platform, Mendix, and OutSystems side by side, showing concrete decision criteria — existing ecosystem, application scale, cost model — instead of promoting one platform as a universal solution.
Governance as the condition for safe low-code scaling
Without a Center of Excellence structure, citizen developers build applications outside IT control — a classic shadow-IT scenario with risk to data and compliance. The course teaches a concrete governance model: roles, review processes, and quality standards that let an organization benefit from low-code speed without losing control.
From a single application to an enterprise portfolio
The final module ties data security to scaling practice — how to move from a handful of citizen-developer apps to a managed portfolio of dozens of enterprise applications, with monitoring and auditing suited to the organization’s scale.
Benefits
- Compare three enterprise low-code/no-code platforms: Power Platform, Mendix, and OutSystems
- Apply platform selection criteria matched to an organization's scale and needs
- Design a governance model and a Center of Excellence for low-code in an organization
- Plan the path from a single citizen-developer app to an enterprise portfolio
Who is this training for?
Prerequisites
- Basic familiarity with business processes in an organization helps; no programming knowledge is required
- Experience with office tools (Excel, SharePoint) is helpful
Training program
The enterprise low-code/no-code platform landscape
- Power Platform: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, AI Builder — a component overview
- Mendix: model-driven development and an approach for professional developers
- OutSystems: enterprise-grade architecture and legacy system integrations
- Citizen development vs. professional low-code development — where the line lies
Choosing a platform for your organization
- Selection criteria: organization scale, budget, existing ecosystem (Microsoft vs. independent)
- Comparing licensing costs and TCO models across the three platforms
- Assessing integration requirements with legacy systems and enterprise APIs
- Workshop: a platform selection decision matrix for a sample organization
Governance and a Center of Excellence (CoE)
- Structuring a Center of Excellence for low-code: roles, processes, responsibilities
- Governance policies: who can build applications, what quality standards apply
- Managing the lifecycle of citizen-developer apps: review, approval, deployment
- Building a culture of IT-citizen developer collaboration instead of a skills conflict
Security, data, and scaling
- Managing data and permissions in low-code applications (Data Loss Prevention)
- Common security risks of applications built outside IT control (shadow IT)
- Monitoring and auditing low-code applications in a production environment
- Scaling from a single application to a portfolio: enterprise best practices
Delivery Methods
Online
- Convenience of participating from anywhere
- Interactive live sessions with trainer
- Materials available for 30 days
- No travel costs
On-site
- Direct contact with trainer and group
- Intensive hands-on workshops
- Networking with other participants
- Full focus on learning
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from Low-Code for Business, Citizen Development, and the Microsoft Power Platform courses in our catalog?
The existing courses teach how to build applications on a single platform (Power Platform) or the general concept of citizen development without comparing specific tools. This course is deliberately comparative and strategic: it lines up three enterprise platforms (Power Platform, Mendix, OutSystems) side by side, teaches criteria for choosing the right platform for a specific organization, and covers governance/Center of Excellence — decisions none of the existing single-platform courses address.
Do I need to know how to code to take this course?
No — the course is designed both for citizen developers without programming experience and for IT leaders making strategic decisions. The comparison and governance modules require no coding skills; only demonstration segments show a platform's practical building capabilities.
How do I choose between Power Platform, Mendix, and OutSystems in practice?
The choice depends on three main factors: the existing ecosystem (organizations deeply embedded in Microsoft 365/Azure typically benefit most from Power Platform), application scale and complexity (Mendix and OutSystems handle more complex, enterprise-grade applications better than typical citizen-development scenarios), and the licensing cost model. The workshop guides participants through a decision matrix based on these criteria for their specific organizational context.
What is a Center of Excellence (CoE) for low-code, and why is it needed?
A CoE is a centralized structure (a team and a set of processes) responsible for standardizing, reviewing the quality of, and securing low-code applications built across an organization — without it, citizen developer apps grow chaotically as shadow IT, with no control over data, integrations, or regulatory compliance. The governance module teaches how to build such a structure from the ground up.
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