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Description

No-Code: Identifying Use Cases, Building an Application and Setting Guardrails

Understand what no-code can genuinely deliver and recognise the situations where it should be avoided

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

Shared spreadsheets and files exchanged by email still underpin a large share of day-to-day operations. Business teams need tools that the IT department cannot prioritise, and applications appear outside any governance framework. No-code promises to close that gap, but unmanaged use creates dependencies and scatters data.

This one-day awareness programme provides a complete overview. Participants explore the main families of tools, build a simple application from end to end, then learn to assess a requirement and decide whether no-code is the right answer. The conditions for governed use alongside the IT department are set out.

Learning objectives

  • Describe the main families of no-code tools and their typical uses
  • Assess whether a business requirement calls for no-code or conventional development
  • Build a simple application linking a form to a database
  • Automate a sequence of tasks across several tools
  • Identify the limits relating to security, maintenance and vendor dependency
  • Define the rules for governed use with the IT department

What makes this programme different

Each participant builds a working application during the day
A requirement brought by a participant serves as the common thread for the demonstrations
The decision grid between no-code and development is completed on real cases

Programme

1What No-Code Actually Covers

A jargon-free overview

  • Families of tools and the types of application they support
  • Difference between no-code, low-code and conventional development
  • Examples of use in internal operations and customer relations
  • The role of data and of connections between tools

2Building a First Application

From form to tracking dashboard

  • Data modelling and choice of fields
  • Creating an input form and validation rules
  • List views and reporting tables
  • Access rights and sharing with users
  • Automating a notification or a sequence of tasks

3Choosing and Setting Guardrails

Knowing when to say no

  • Assessment grid for a requirement and decision criteria
  • Limits in volume, performance and customisation
  • Data security, hosting and compliance
  • Vendor dependency and exit options
  • Rules of use to be agreed with the IT department

Who is it for

Business staff, project managers, department heads and digital champions who wish to discover no-code tools.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.