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 "slug": "citizen-developer",
 "prefLabel": "Citizen developer",
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  "Maker",
  "Business technologist"
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 "definition": "An employee who sits outside the formal IT team and uses tools available to build software to support their team or company.",
 "scopeNote": "",
 "tier": "explain",
 "group": "People and roles",
 "broader": [],
 "narrower": [],
 "related": [
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/shadow-ai",
   "type": "confused"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/agent-sprawl",
   "type": "related"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/vibe-coding",
   "type": "related"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/ai-inventory",
   "type": "related"
  },
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/ai-center-of-excellence",
   "type": "related"
  }
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 "links": [
  {
   "id": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/approved-tools",
   "label": "builds with",
   "direction": "out"
  }
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 "modified": "2026-10-22",
 "markdown": "https://redfinchadvisory.com/lexicon/citizen-developer.md",
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  "currentAsOf": "2026-10-21"
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