As a long-time client of the developers of Hydro4GE, I have often marveled at how quickly and effectively they have been able to design and implement new systems. When I learned that Hydro4GE evolved from the proprietary tools that were utilized for our projects, I knew that it would be interesting.
Now with my “hands-on experience”, I’m starting to realize the tremendous business benefits that organizations will achieve with Hydro4GE. A developer and a user can build up “creative momentum” as they cooperatively design a working, functional system in a matter of hours (as opposed to days, weeks or months). Hydro4GE offers an unprecedented opportunity for the user’s business knowledge and expertise to be “aroused”, “actualized” and “transformed” into a software application that truly serves and supports the organization.
Hydro4GE may also appeal to a broader range of individuals interested in the developer role. I can see this as a great tool for anyone who can methodically approach a problem by first framing the “big picture” and then drilling down to define the more detailed processes, quickly turning a rough design into a software application without the typical tedious coding tasks.
I didn’t get to test the production change management functions (SEL) yet, but I look forward to doing so in the future.
