OUTSYSTEMS IN ACTION / BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES

How a fund-administration provider added 50% more platform functionality in four months

A growing service needs application changes that make administration easier to coordinate. This provider replaced spreadsheet work and expanded its platform. Explore the reported delivery and the practices behind a more responsive backlog.

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RESULTS REPORTED IN THE SOURCE

4

months for the initial scope and reported functionality expansion

50%

more platform functionality reported in the source

2 weeks

sprint and software-release cadence described in the source

THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE. THE CHANGE. THE RESULT.

The challenge

A growing financial-administration platform faced a rising application backlog and needed more responsive updates for complex back-office processes.

The change

The provider adopted OutSystems to modernize data entry, tracking and reporting and established an iterative release approach.

The outcome

The source reports delivery of its initial back-office scope plus 50% more platform functionality in four months, followed by a two-week sprint and release cadence.

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

Connect data entry to the tracking work behind it.

Replacing a spreadsheet should clarify which record is created, how it changes status and who acts on an exception. Review those steps with the people responsible for administration and reporting. That gives developers a workflow to improve rather than only a new form with the same manual follow-up.

02

Use a release rhythm to make the backlog easier to decide.

Agree how new requests are explained, reviewed and accepted within the next iteration. Keep integration and support work visible alongside features. OutSystems professionals can reinforce delivery capacity while service owners prioritize the improvements that make the operating process clearer and more 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.