The challenge
A manufacturer needed to reduce legacy dependence and expand development capacity with limited IT resources.
OUTSYSTEMS IN ACTION / MANUFACTURING
How a manufacturer saved 130,000 work-hours a year with business applications
A modernization backlog should create room for the next business priority. The right first step is understanding which systems, dependencies and skills stand between your team and a useful release.
RESULTS REPORTED IN THE SOURCE
≈37
business applications deployed
≈130,000
work-hours reduced annually
30–50%
reported improvement in development productivity
THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE. THE CHANGE. THE RESULT.
The change
It combined OutSystems delivery with a Center of Excellence and business participation.
The outcome
Around 37 deployed applications generated an estimated annual reduction of 130,000 work-hours.
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
Measure the work removed, not just the apps released.
Application counts tell you how much software was delivered. They do not explain whether a process improved. Select an operational measure for each application: repeated entries, time spent reconciling data or hours needed for a task. Give the business owner responsibility for validating the change.
02
A Center of Excellence needs practical services.
Governance becomes useful when teams can obtain architecture guidance, reusable patterns and release support without waiting indefinitely. Define what the central team provides and what each delivery team owns. The aim is a repeatable route from a business problem to an application that can be operated.
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.