The challenge
Business demand for applications was growing alongside ungoverned local technology.
OUTSYSTEMS IN ACTION / MANUFACTURING
How an engineering group delivered more than 500 applications in four years
Local application demand can become an enterprise capability when people have a supported way to build. This engineering group developed a digital factory around OutSystems. Explore the portfolio scale and the operating choices behind governed participation.
RESULTS REPORTED IN THE SOURCE
500+
applications delivered, including smaller apps within larger projects
4
years in the reported digital-factory program
400+
active developers in the reported community
THE BUSINESS CHALLENGE. THE CHANGE. THE RESULT.
The change
The engineering group established an OutSystems digital factory with training and pathways for business and professional developers.
The outcome
In four years, it delivered more than 500 applications, trained over 1,300 power users and had more than 400 active developers.
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
Give local initiative a supported path.
People build local tools because they need work to move forward. A digital factory should offer a useful alternative: clear entry points, training, reusable foundations and support. Define which applications need professional ownership and when a local solution should move into the wider portfolio before adoption makes that transition urgent.
02
Measure application value beyond the release count.
A growing application total needs context: who uses each workflow, which problem it addresses and what effort it replaces. Agree that evidence with business owners alongside the delivery backlog. It helps a team prioritize support and improvement work rather than treating every newly published application as equally valuable.
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.