Bespoke Apps
Create a bespoke Power App to solve your everyday business issues
Build a bespoke app
At Active, we can help you create a custom app that improves your processes and solves everyday business issues. We design and build apps using Microsoft Power Apps, a suite of applications, services, connectors and a data platform that provides a rapid application development environment to build custom apps for your business needs. With Power Apps, you can quickly create apps that connect to your data, whether it’s stored in the underlying data platform (Microsoft Dataverse) or in various online and on-premises data sources (such as SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, SQL Server, and more).
What Makes Power Apps Special?
Ease of Use: Part of the Power Platform, Microsoft Power Apps offers a user-friendly, drag-and-drop interface that allows users to create apps without needing extensive coding knowledge. This increases ease of app development, enabling business users to create solutions tailored to their specific needs.
Integration: You can add seamless integration with other Microsoft services and a wide range of third-party systems, making it easier to create solutions that connect your existing data sources and workflows.
Customisation: The platform allows for extensive customisation, enabling developers to create highly tailored applications that meet the unique requirements of your business.
Scalability: Apps built with Power Apps can scale from small departmental solutions to enterprise-wide applications, ensuring that they can grow with your business.
Why Work with Active Informatics?
Expertise: At Active we are Microsoft Partners with specialised knowledge and experience with Power Apps and the broader Microsoft ecosystem. We provide valuable insights and best practices that help avoid common pitfalls and ensure the app is built efficiently and effectively.
Customisation and Integration: We can assist in more complex customisation and integration tasks, ensuring that your app works seamlessly with other systems and meets all your business requirements.
Support and Training: We can provide ongoing support and training, helping your team to get the most out of the our solutions.
Cost-Effectiveness: By leveraging our expertise, you will reduce the time and resources required to develop and maintain your app, leading to significant cost savings in the long run.
Example Apps
Expertise: At Active we are Microsoft Partners with specialised knowledge and experience with Power Apps and the broader Microsoft ecosystem. We provide valuable insights and best practices that help avoid common pitfalls and ensure the app is built efficiently and effectively.
Customisation and Integration: We can assist in more complex customisation and integration tasks, ensuring that your app works seamlessly with other systems and meets all your business requirements.
Support and Training: We can provide ongoing support and training, helping your team to get the most out of the our solutions.
Cost-Effectiveness: By leveraging our expertise, you will reduce the time and resources required to develop and maintain your app, leading to significant cost savings in the long run.
Services Management
Create an app for residents to report issues like potholes, graffiti, or broken streetlights. Automate the process of assigning and tracking service requests to improve response times.
Permit and Licensing Applications
Develop an application for residents and businesses to apply for permits, licenses, or planning approvals. Automate the approval process and issue digital permits, reducing paperwork.
Waste Collection and Recycling
Build an app to provide collection schedules, recycling tips, and waste bin requests. Enable residents to report missed collections or request additional services.
Council Tax Management
Create an app for residents to view and pay council tax bills online. Automate reminders and notifications for payment deadlines.
Parking Permit Requests
Develop an application for residents to apply for parking permits. Streamline the approval process and reduce paperwork.
Community Engagement and Feedback
Build an app for residents to provide feedback, suggestions, or report community issues. Use Power Apps to track community sentiment and respond to concerns.
Emergency Alerts and Notifications
Implement an app for sending emergency alerts and notifications to residents. Notify them about severe weather, road closures, or other urgent situations.
Public Health Campaigns
Build an app to promote public health initiatives, such as vaccination appointments and health advice during outbreaks. Encourage residents to stay informed and take necessary action
Case Management
Create an app for social workers to manage and track cases involving vulnerable individuals or families. Ensure efficient and secure handling of sensitive information.
Student Enrolment and Registration
A custom enrolment app for students to submit their information and course preferences. Automate the approval process for admissions and send notifications to students upon acceptance.
Attendance Tracking
Develop an app for instructors to record student attendance in real-time. Use Power Apps to generate reports and track attendance trends over time.
Academic Advising
Create an app to match students with academic advisors and schedule advising appointments. Include features for advisors to view student profiles and academic histories.
Grading and Assessment
A grading app for instructors to enter and calculate grades. Automatically calculate final grades based on predefined criteria and weightings.
Student Feedback Surveys
A survey app to collect feedback from students about their courses and instructors. Analyse survey responses to make improvements in teaching and course offerings.
Financial Aid and Scholarships
An app for students to apply for financial aid or scholarships. Streamline the approval process and notify applicants of funding decisions.
Faculty Evaluation
An app to collect faculty evaluations from students at the end of each semester. Automate the compilation of evaluation results for faculty assessment.
Apprenticeships and Job Placements
An app to connect students with apprenticeships, placements and job opportunities. Allow employers to post job openings, and students to submit applications.
Health and Safety Reporting
An app for reporting safety concerns, incidents, or maintenance issues on campus. Streamline the reporting process and track issue resolution.
Student Support Services
An app for students to request tutoring, counselling, or other support services. Automatically assign requests to appropriate staff members for follow-up.
Expense Tracking for Student Organisations
An app for student organisations to track expenses and submit reimbursement requests. Automate the approval process and financial tracking.
Alumni Engagement
An app to connect with alumni, promote events, and collect donations. Provide a platform for alumni to stay connected with your college.
Find out more
Arrange a short, no-obligation meeting with our team to discuss your project and how Active can help. We will follow up with a fully costed proposal.
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How we work.
Step 1
Talking
So often underrated. A simple conversation to consider organisational objectives and requirements. Outline goals to ensure alignment with all stakeholders and easy evaluation.
Step 2
Proof of concept
Workshop, design and prototype if needed. Create a detailed design and way forward for a solution(s), incorporating user feedback to refine the functionality.
Step 3
Develop and test
Build out in a protected environment using community wide Power Platform tools when possible, and conduct thorough testing to identify and fix any issues.
Step 4
Deployment
Deploy the solution to a production environment and provide initial hypercare to monitor performance and make improvements as needed.