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Power Apps is a secure and scalable tool that can transform how your business operates. The possibilities are endless – make data collection more efficient, automate repetitive processes and combine disparate, ineffective tools. Overcome key business challenges quickly and effectively with apps configured to your unique needs.
What is Power Apps?
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Power Apps is a powerful low-code development platform enabling non-technical users to design, deploy and maintain solutions addressing a range of business challenges.
Power Apps is a 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Enterprise Low-Code Applications, and 97% of Fortune 500 companies are already using it to provide better client and employee experiences.
Everyday employees are best placed to identify pain points in their everyday tasks. They can utilise their role-specific perspective to implement app-based improvements. Power Apps enables anyone to create useful bespoke apps, maximising business success and driving profitability.
Power Apps prioritises the individual needs of organisations and delivers a user-focused experience. App components are reusable and scalable for rapidly growing businesses, ensuring a high return on your investment.
Custom apps are crucial to resolving business-specific challenges. This article explores how Power Apps can add value to your organisation.
Power Apps can modernise inefficient processes including:
- Customer relationship management – Create apps to deliver personalised experiences and regular interaction through social channels, email and your website.
- Data management – Connect different data sources to get a full-picture overview of all your data.
- Automation – Free up time for more complex tasks, reduce human error and boost productivity using automated workflows.
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Cost-effective solution
Power Apps require fewer resources, making it 45% cheaper than traditional app development according to The Forrester Economic Impact Report.
There is no need to rely on external developers or wait for IT resource to become available. Don’t fall behind your competitors. Start implementing novel solutions now when they are most relevant.
The licensing models are flexible to suit businesses of all sizes and budgets. Choose between a per-user or per-app license to fit your requirements.
Ease of use
The low-code environment is intuitive for beginners with a visual drag-and-drop design interface. Coding is not required. Power Apps has a library of pre-built templates and customisable components. These can be branded to create a cohesive look and feel. Additionally, AI-powered natural language Q&A makes development accessible to users from non-technical backgrounds.
Employees can enhance their skills and acquire knowledge as they work. However, Power Apps also comes with a Microsoft Learn license offering short training courses to get a feel for the platform.
Iterative development
App development can be daunting for people with no experience. Power Apps is based on iterative development principles, breaking a complex process into smaller, manageable parts. Users can test and refine each part of the prototype and gradually build confidence in the apps they create.
Increased business agility
Retain a competitive edge by staying reactive to evolving market conditions. Iterative development enables your business to be agile and adaptable, whether that’s internal or industry-wide changes.
Apps can be built and deployed within days rather than months, allowing you to take advantage of current innovative ideas. Power Apps is not just for non-tech users. Experienced developers can also utilise it to achieve more in less time, increasing developer productivity by up to 22%.
Robust security
Power Apps is built on the secure Azure cloud platform. Confidently develop custom solutions while protecting your data with strong governance practices. Some security features include role-based access, multi-factor authentication and end-to-end data encryption. If your business operates in a regulated industry, you can configure your apps to meet compliance requirements.
Non-tech employees can contribute small parts of a solution securely with controlled access. IT admins can review permissions at any time to align with business needs.
Microsoft 365 Integration
Power Apps is a member of Microsoft’s Power Platform and seamlessly integrates with Power Automate, BI, Pages and Virtual Agents. Deploy Power Apps to enhance other existing tools such as Teams, SharePoint and Dynamics 365.
By consolidating all your data sources, you can generate powerful AI insights that will inform decision-making and strategic planning.
Scalable solutions
Power Apps focuses on the long-term and allows you to implement future-proof solutions that will grow with your business.
As the organisation expands, easily add more users or data sources. You can also adapt the functionality of individual Power Apps to reflect process changes. Microsoft interoperability ensures your apps will easily integrate with new Microsoft tools as they become available.
Power Apps enables continuous improvements at low and pro code levels. Apps can be updated by professional developers to incorporate more complex tools for deeper functionality.
Anyone willing to learn and trial solutions can create bespoke apps within days using Power Apps. It accelerates software development by balancing data security and citizen developer contributions. Full Microsoft 365 integration brings your tech investment together in a data-driven approach that will streamline business processes and facilitate innovation.
ThinkShare are experienced in leading digital transformation. Our experts can help define your specifications for the solution and support you through the user-testing and launch phases to ensure you get maximum value from your Power Apps license. Schedule a consultation to find out more. Or find the latest Microsoft insights on LinkedIn and in our monthly newsletter.