The challenge
A small IT function needed to maintain and evolve digital services for distribution, safety and customer issues.
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How a brewer supported seven portals and two mobile apps with one full-time developer
A growing portal portfolio does not have to mean rebuilding every shared capability. This brewer used reuse to support a small IT function. Explore its reported application scope and the delivery practices behind a more manageable backlog.
RESULTS REPORTED IN THE SOURCE
7
portals in the reported application portfolio
2
mobile applications accompanying the portal portfolio
4×
development agility improvement reported for typical tasks
THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE. THE CHANGE. THE RESULT.
The change
The brewer adopted OutSystems and developed reusable modules and integrations across its portal and mobile portfolio.
The outcome
The source reports seven portals and two mobile apps supported by one full-time developer, with typical development tasks moving from one or two months to one or two weeks.
Source: customer case study published by OutSystems. Brief prepared by Digital Alchimia.
DIGITAL ALCHIMIA’S DELIVERY PERSPECTIVE
What could this approach unlock for your business?
The useful next step is to connect the story to your own operating reality. Here are the questions we would bring into that conversation.
01
Reuse a capability where the operating need is shared.
Several portals may need similar account, order or access behaviors without having identical user journeys. Identify what can be shared and what should remain specific to the service. That gives developers a reusable foundation without forcing every customer or operational team into the same workflow.
02
Make a small team’s application knowledge transferable.
A productive developer still needs clear support, release and integration responsibilities around the portfolio. Document the patterns that another colleague would need to understand before changing an application. Additional OutSystems expertise can reinforce capacity while preserving the operating context that made the existing solutions useful.
START WITH THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE
You bring the business challenge. We help shape the delivery team.
Digital Alchimia provides OutSystems professionals and delivery expertise for application development, modernization and evolution. Whether you need to reinforce an existing team or explore a new initiative, we can discuss the capabilities, responsibilities and next steps that fit your context.
A useful starting brief
✓ The process or customer journey you want to improve
✓ Where work waits, repeats or depends on disconnected systems
✓ The expertise already available in your team
✓ The outcome you want to measure and the timeframe to explore
Turn a promising idea into a useful conversation.
Tell us where your business needs to move faster and where your team needs additional expertise. Let’s explore an OutSystems approach shaped around your requirements.