The challenge
Paper-based cash movement approvals and repeated data entry created administrative work across the law firm’s financial processes.
OUTSYSTEMS IN ACTION / BUSINESS SERVICES
How a law firm handled sixty percent more cash transactions without adding accounting headcount
More transactions should not have to mean more repeated data entry. This firm connected financial approvals to its practice system. Explore the reported delivery and how automation helped the accounting function absorb growth.
RESULTS REPORTED IN THE SOURCE
≈15
weeks to deliver the cash-approval application
2
developers working on that application
+60%
transaction volume handled without added accounting headcount
THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE. THE CHANGE. THE RESULT.
The change
Two developers built an OutSystems cash-approval application integrated with the practice management system, with multiple authorization levels.
The outcome
The source reports an approximately fifteen-week delivery. After an acquisition increased transaction volume by sixty percent, automation helped the accounting function handle that growth without adding headcount.
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
Keep authorization visible in the automated workflow.
A paperless financial process still needs the right person to review and approve the right movement. Map authority levels, supporting information and the evidence retained after approval. An OutSystems team can connect those controls to the existing practice system while authorized staff retain payment decisions.
02
Plan for higher volume before it reaches the accounting queue.
Identify repeated data entry, status requests and approval handoffs that will grow with transactions. Test those activities with the people operating them. Specialist OutSystems professionals can reinforce implementation while the firm evaluates capacity through its own workload and service measures.
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.