The challenge
Students and staff needed clearer information to plan on-campus bus journeys.
OUTSYSTEMS IN ACTION / EDUCATION
How a university launched a campus transit app in three months and reached 22,000 downloads
For a commuter, better information starts with a better next decision. This university brought bus locations, arrivals and occupancy into one mobile experience. Explore its reported delivery and adoption, then consider where your campus journey still leaves users guessing.
RESULTS REPORTED IN THE SOURCE
3
months to deliver the campus transit application
22k+
downloads in the first two months after launch
6,000
average daily commuters using the app at publication
THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE. THE CHANGE. THE RESULT.
The change
The university built a cross-platform OutSystems application with bus locations, arrival information and occupancy visibility.
The outcome
The source reports delivery in three months, more than twenty-two thousand downloads in the first two months and an average of six thousand daily commuters using the application at publication.
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
Make real-time information useful at the point of choice.
A commuter needs to decide where to go and whether to wait, not simply see a moving marker. Review arrival information, occupancy and the handling of missing updates as one journey. That helps the team define a mobile experience around the decision a student or staff member needs to make.
02
Use adoption feedback to shape the next campus service.
Observe the tasks people repeat and the questions they still cannot answer after launch. Combine that feedback with support and operating responsibilities before extending the application. OutSystems professionals can reinforce the next release while the university decides which campus needs belong in a shared experience.
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.