https://community.appian.com/discussions/f/new-to-appian/24884/career-migration-to-appian-after-11-years-in-sales-bd-rolesHello all, I have around 11 years of sales / BD work experience and I am thinking of migrating my career to Appian. With no exposure to coding / technical platforms, does this seem to be a wise decision? I am based out of India.en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.appian.com/thread/96315?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:13:11 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:24180ab0-0a50-4be3-ab19-9dd2da947ff1davel001150<p>No harm ever in developing a skill.&nbsp; All you ever get is wiser and more well-rounded.&nbsp; You could get another job in sales that utilizes Appian, and gain experience in that role that leads you to more work related to Appian.&nbsp;</p> <p>Eventually, you say you&#39;ve been on a few projects and done some Appian, the phone might not ever stop ringing.</p> <p>Learn all you can, get a Community Edition, and make things.&nbsp; A portfolio of quality work can go a long way, and your prior experience will always serve you well in Appian.</p> <p>Best of fortunes to you.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.appian.com/thread/96300?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 14 Jun 2022 06:14:17 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:179694e1-b68a-4ef1-a642-3b90f4c7fda7Stefan Helzle<p>In my experience, a successful Appian practitioner is half a developer and half a consultant. You will have to learn a lot to cover the technical aspects, but these are relatively easy compared to &quot;real&quot; programming. The other aspect is about advising your client in terms of methodologies and how to translate a business process into, well, an executable business process which is not run by people manually hacking into excel and email.</p> <p>I just released my book about low-code with Appian which might help you getting around. But do not miss the Appian Academy, trainings and tutorials.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>