Product development is buzzing in my mind. Recently, we brainstormed an idea: a client portal where clients can log in using their Microsoft work accounts and handle everything from viewing invoices to submitting service requests.
Creating this portal is no small feat.
We’re juggling COTS (Common Off-The-Shelf) products and considering whether to build custom solutions or buy existing ones. Add AI into the mix, and the game changes. AI’s ability to generate code brings up an exciting question: can non-developers create their own software applications?
Platforms like Microsoft’s Power Platform are making waves with low-code and no-code development. Citizen developers are now building applications without deep programming knowledge, empowered by generative AI. AI recording tools that teach the machine by screen-sharing workflows are transforming automation tasks.
This article introduced “enterprise philosophy,” contrasting Google’s and Meta’s full automation goals with Apple and Microsoft’s productivity-boosting tools. Steve Jobs’ “Bicycle of the Mind” perfectly encapsulates this—AI doesn’t replace jobs; it supercharges them. Salesforce’s AI agents further reshape productivity, making us question traditional roles.
Meetings are also evolving. Tools like Microsoft’s Team Copilot keep meetings on track and productive by managing agendas and taking notes. AI should support, not overshadow, human work, freeing us to focus on creativity.
This journey into the future where humans and AI collaborate is thrilling.
But no small feat either.
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