business applicatons on SharePoint
Leave requests, project management, hazard assessment, change tracking, IT helpdesk requests - the list of processes that can be improved with a little help from electronic business applications grow and grows.
And the amazing thing is that a business application does not have to be tricky and expensive to build. If your starting point is a platform (such as SharePoint), plus an understanding of your needs, then a beneficial business app can be created through a series of short cycles:
- Start with a simple prototype
- Gather feedback from key target users
- Modify the prototype according to feedback
- ...and repeat as required
A huge benefit of building applictions on a platform is that many of the necessary elements are available ready for use - lists to store data, forms, views, and workflows. Therefore you can save time by crafting the solution using the strengths of the platform.
Once you have dipped your toe in the world of business apps tuned to your company's precise needs, you may like to explore some of the more complex possibilties. How about automated generation of documents from information and building blocks stored in SharePoint? Or the visualisation of data from a variety of different business systems? What about a workflow to handle all the processes in onboarding a new employee?
If you are seeking any form of business application planning or development, lets talk...