The challenge
A bank needed to accelerate legacy modernization and reduce the effort spent maintaining its application platform.
OUTSYSTEMS IN ACTION / BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES
How a bank compressed a three-year modernization roadmap into one year
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
3 → 1
years in the reported modernization roadmap
10%
less technical debt in the first 60 days
32
applications launched during platform adoption
THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE. THE CHANGE. THE RESULT.
The change
It combined OutSystems applications with AI agents supporting performance, technical-debt management and monitoring.
The outcome
The reported modernization roadmap shortened from three years to one; technical debt fell 10% in the first 60 days.
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
Turn technical debt into a delivery decision.
A modernization roadmap needs more than a list of old applications. Identify which dependencies slow releases, create operational risk or make customer changes expensive. Prioritize work by the business capability it enables and make ownership visible before expanding the backlog.
02
Keep AI-assisted operations observable.
If an agent monitors applications or proposes changes, the delivery team still needs clear evidence, access boundaries and approval rules. Establish how alerts become action and how a change is tested. Operational automation should help people understand the platform, not make its behavior harder to explain.
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.