The challenge
A large project backlog was stretching a lean manufacturing IT team.
OUTSYSTEMS IN ACTION / MANUFACTURING
How a manufacturer delivered five times more projects with the same team
When the backlog grows faster than the team, another project can feel like another trade-off. This manufacturer changed its delivery model and increased annual project output fivefold with the same team. What would make your next priority easier to deliver?
RESULTS REPORTED IN THE SOURCE
5×
more projects delivered annually with the same team
300%
ROI reported by the original organization
6
months in the reported payback period
THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE. THE CHANGE. THE RESULT.
The change
The manufacturer adopted OutSystems for enterprise applications, including production execution and AI-supported supply-chain reporting.
The outcome
Annual project delivery increased fivefold with the same team; the source reports 300% ROI and six-month payback.
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
Prioritize the backlog by operational value.
A crowded project list can hide the work that would remove the biggest constraint. Ask which workflow is delaying production decisions, repeating manual analysis or preventing a useful release. Agree an outcome and an owner before the team commits capacity to another application.
02
Give engineers a clear role in application design.
Manufacturing knowledge often sits with the people closest to the process. Involve those specialists in defining exceptions, validating production data and reviewing the application. Additional OutSystems professionals can then contribute technical capacity without losing the operational context that makes the solution 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.