Imagine enabling individuals to save up to 250 hours per year or cutting your application development costs by 50%. These aren’t just impressive numbers; they’re outcomes businesses can achieve with Power Apps.
These are just some of the findings in a recent Forrester study. The Total Economic Impact™ of Power Apps shows how companies across various sectors are transforming their operations using this low-code platform. The standout finding? A 206% return on investment.
Power Apps isn’t just for IT departments. From manufacturing floors to retail spaces, organisations of all sizes use it to solve business challenges. Whether you’re a small firm looking to streamline operations or a large enterprise aiming to innovate faster, this research demonstrates the tangible benefits of Power Apps.
At ServerSys, we are active partners in making these outcomes a reality for our clients. We specialise in addressing common challenges like lack of integration, manual processes, and data security concerns. Using Power Apps, we can help you reduce development costs, minimise IT dependency, and ensure compliance with your policies.
Key Findings
In this independent study commissioned by Microsoft, Forrester interviewed representatives from 13 companies using Power Apps and other Power Platform products.
- In high-impact cases, Power Apps users can experience average time savings of up to 250 hours per year, an approximate 12% productivity lift.
- Most people benefit from medium-impact use cases and experience time savings of 10 hours per year.
- Forrester found that customers can recover their initial investment within 6 months.
- Forrester Interviews and financial analysis found that an organisation starting with 22% of licensed employees could achieve ROI of 206% within 3 years through the gradual adoption of Power Apps.
- Typical usage scenarios include customer engagement, training, and workflow automation.
- Power Apps integration capabilities avoid complex custom coding, and its interface allows developers to create and modify applications and workflows more efficiently. This reduces app development time by 50%.
- Interviewees highlighted how Power Apps reduced unsanctioned shadow IT by enabling users to create low code apps within a controlled environment.
- Power Apps features, including data validation, access controls, and audit trails, improve compliance and governance, helping organisations enforce standardised processes and workflows.
Read the complete Forrester study.
Participant Quotes
“Having low-code/no-code available through Power Apps makes for a more pleasant work environment. If we enable employees to try to fix their problems themselves, there is a much better chance that they can cover that problem in a better way.”
“I started from scratch and built an app that was leveraging standard connectors, and I used Power Automate to handle notifications, callbacks, and everything else. With this solution, staff can manage their inventory, and they can manage the whole process of getting something repaired. This solution is saving about a million dollars for our organisation — a third of which is employee time savings.”
“Power Automate’s extensibility and connectivity with SharePoint, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint drove a ton of efficiency when our users needed to access and update legacy files.”
“Our intent is not to reduce workforce with these tools; it’s to make all of our people more efficient or able to focus on more strategic activities.”
“Power Apps has allowed us to govern in a way we deem safe and appropriate for our organisation. Our single person dependency risk is mitigated as all solutions live in cloud native environments as opposed to on individual’s desktops.”
“The most important thing is that it makes our employees happier. They’re able to influence their work in a more improved way than before. They can help themselves remove repetitive tasks and things that seem unnecessary by automation.”
Boost your team’s efficiency and maximise value with Power Apps
The Forrester Total Economic Impact™ study shows how Power Apps quickly delivers value. It reduces costs, improves productivity, and creates a strong return on investment.
Ready to turn these insights into benefits for your business? Our team of experts will work closely with you to:
- Assess your processes and identify areas where Power Apps can drive efficiency.
- Develop an implementation plan tailored to your specific business needs.
- Provide training and support to ensure smooth adoption across your team.
Contact us to explore how low code Power Apps can help your organisation grow and adapt.
