“You can’t spell challenge without change.”  

Similarly, digital transformation comes with its challenges.  

One of those challenges is legacy system modernization.  

Your legacy system is incompatible with newer platforms and technologies, limiting you to adopting innovation and pushing towards costly workarounds for better functionality.  

Let’s not forget about the security threats legacy systems bring in. As your system ages, it is more prone to data breaches and security lapses. This is because developers spend more time on new tools and software rather than updating the older ones, resulting in reduced security patches. Gradually, the release of new patches completely halts after a certain period. Does this mean hackers would lie back?  

You may think you are saving a few pennies by holding on to legacy systems. The truth is that you are assigning a yearly 15% more budget to maintain these legacy systems. Also, maintenance costs increased between 2003-2018 and were no turning back. So, in brief, you will spend more eventually.  

Here’s where cloud-based solutions powered by Power Apps come in. 

Microsoft Power Apps is a low-code development platform that helps address specific challenges of the high-tech industry. Today, 6539 companies are using Microsoft Power Apps for application development. With Power Apps, you can quickly create custom applications for every business problem.  

One of the crucial goals of embarking on the digital transformation journey is to fulfill time-sensitive business needs and improve their responsiveness to rapidly changing markets. Power Apps is the best answer to this need.  

Imagine a modern, frequently updated system that integrates with numerous third-party apps and other systems. You don’t have to work in silos. You have a centralized data repository for the entire organization. The good news is that you don’t get into the juggling act between different software, saving time. Moreover, you can extend and scale your application without any hassle. So, you get to save money, improve operational efficiencies, and stay abreast of technological advancements in the market without missing the beat!  

If you are curious to know what benefits this platform will bring to the table, then look no further: 

1. Automated manual processes- With Power Apps, experience productivity at a higher degree. You must thank its business logic and workflow capabilities that automate, streamline, and digitize your business processes. 
2. No code requirement- You know the exact business problem, but your team is working on other priority work. Power Apps aim to support such requirements where you don’t have to write a single line of code but develop a custom application without hassle. Nevertheless, if you have a more complex requirement or functionality, you can get help from certified Power App developers.  
3. Responsive & adaptable- Traditional apps require you to maintain different versions for each operating system. Power Apps eliminates this requirement and allows you to run your apps seamlessly across various browsers and platforms.  
4. Powerful integrations- Power Apps integrate seamlessly with Microsoft suite of tools like Dynamics 365 and Microsoft 365. Also, it smoothly integrates with external tools and services, making way for a wide array of opportunities.  
5. Aligned to the business needs- Whatever apps you create for yourself can be perfectly tailored to align your business needs and resolve specific pain points. Thanks to its wide array of tools and features that it brings in. 

However, implementing Microsoft Power Apps requires a strategic roadmap. At WaferWire, we follow Kaizen’s principle for Power Apps development for your organization. 

Although Power Apps is the heart of your digital transformation journey, implementing Microsoft Power Apps requires a strategic roadmap. At WaferWire, we follow Kaizen’s principle for Power Apps development for your organization. 

1. Get employees involved: Encourage your employees to share their challenges with the existing system and processes. 
2. Identify the pain points: Analyze their experiences and identify the problems and inefficiencies in the current process.  
3. Encourage solutions and choose an idea: Analyze areas where Power Apps can significantly impact. Evaluate the proposed solution and check its feasibility for initial implementation.  
4. Test the solution: Develop a prototype of the solution using Power Apps and validate its effectiveness with predefined KPIs.  
5. Regularly measure and analyze the results: Implement analytics and tracking solutions to monitor success, productivity improvements, and cost savings. Underline the area of optimization and scope of improvement.  
6. If successful, adopt the solution: Based on the testing phase, decide whether to proceed with full implementation. Customize and refine the Power App solution aligned to business needs and user feedback. Also, we develop comprehensive documentation of the solution.  
7. Repeat on an ongoing basis: Regularly review and update the Power App solution aligned to the changing requirements. 

Let’s see a use case where Power Apps will be your savior. 

How about lead management?  

Businesses constantly seek innovative solutions to reduce their operational inefficiencies and time. One such area is lead management and data entry in your sales tool. Your sales team spends a lot of time entering business card details manually. This process is error prone and time-consuming.  

To address this challenge, you think of an application that would capture the card data, process it and enters in the accurate fields. This automated process would eliminate multiple steps that the sales team would handle otherwise and save time and effort. However, you face the challenge of how to implement this innovative solution. 

Here is where Power Apps enters! 

Step 1: Create an app with Power App to capture the business card data. This app will seamlessly integrate with your existing sales CRM and Microsoft suite of tools. 

Step 2: The sales representatives can capture the images of the business card through the app. 

Step 3: As Power App leverages AI capabilities, it can capture, process, and analyse the text on the business card. 

Step 4: Once the app extracts the text, the Power App automatically enters the data in the accurate field with the help of Power Automate.  

Step 5: Power App leverages Machine Learning algorithms to identify trends, patterns, and sales opportunities. It also recommends follow-up actions for each lead. 

The above use case is just one business case where you can implement Microsoft Power App to transform your business workflows and achieve efficient processes. There are many more such use cases that would transform your business processes within the hi-tech industry.  

To sum up, Microsoft Power App helps you perfectly align your solutions with your business objective, enhancing operational efficiency within your hi-tech organization. All you need is a perfect Power App implementation strategy in place. We’ve already shared our strategic roadmap for your reference. Although we are a leading Power App consulting company and certified Microsoft Partners offering tailored solutions for more than a decade, the ball is in your court to choose us as your technology partner for your implementation goals. In case you need any help, we’ve got you covered.