The challenge
The utility needed to modernize siloed applications, improve mobile access and connect business workflows with enterprise systems.
OUTSYSTEMS IN ACTION / ENERGY & UTILITIES
How an energy utility delivered sixteen applications in sixteen weeks while building team skills
The next modernization release can build both a useful application and the team’s knowledge. Explore this utility’s reported delivery period and the shared foundations behind a broader application program.
RESULTS REPORTED IN THE SOURCE
16
new applications delivered in the reported period
16 weeks
delivery period while the team was being upskilled
4 + 2
developers plus junior developer interns in that team
THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE. THE CHANGE. THE RESULT.
The change
It adopted OutSystems for customer and operational applications and began a broader Notes Domino migration program.
The outcome
The source reports sixteen new applications in sixteen weeks while upskilling four developers and two junior developer interns. The larger database replacement program remained a broader modernization scope rather than a completed count.
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
Use the migration backlog to build reusable delivery knowledge.
Group applications by shared records, integrations and approval patterns before deciding release order. Capture the patterns that the next developer can reuse. OutSystems professionals can reinforce selected deliveries while the internal team develops a clearer understanding of the application estate.
02
Make integration ownership part of the modernization scope.
Replacing a siloed application can expose dependencies on customer, asset and enterprise records. Agree who owns those records and how updates are confirmed. That gives the delivery team a practical foundation for removing rekeying without introducing an unclear source of operational information.
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.