{"id":1850,"date":"2021-03-08T10:30:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T10:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securecloudaas.com\/?p=1850"},"modified":"2021-03-07T22:04:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T22:04:07","slug":"microsoft-power-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securecloudaas.com\/microsoft-power-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Power Apps are helping businesses break down remote collaboration barriers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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While\nMicrosoft 365 is more or less a \u2018household\u2019 name, fewer people have heard of\nMicrosoft Power Apps. The lesser-known Microsoft solution can be used in\nconjunction with Microsoft\u2019s more popular business solutions to provide some\nserious benefits to businesses working remotely and in offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft\nPower Apps is part of a larger suite of apps, services, analytics platforms,\nand automation processes known as the Microsoft Power Platform<\/a>. By combining Microsoft Power Apps with the\nother services in the suite, companies can build custom, no-code apps that can improve\ntheir operations and processes in bespoke and targeted ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through\nintegration with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Azure, Power Apps are helping\nbusinesses weather the pandemic by breaking down remote collaboration barriers.\nThis is especially true for those making use of Microsoft\u2019s two latest Power\nApp offerings: Bulletins and Milestones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulletins<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Building\noff the crisis communication template Microsoft released at the start of the\npandemic, Bulletin apps provide a simple, no-code way to keep team members across\nyour business informed. Operational within Microsoft Teams, they provide a\ncentralised place for company news and departmental information, with the\nability to categorise articles and include video, images, and buttons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At\nthe pandemic front line, Bulletins could offer vital improvements to operations.\nMobile optimisation can help key workers keep on top of the latest outages,\nweather alerts, and more to keep them effective and unharmed. Broadband\ntechnicians, for example, can receive wind warnings to assess whether it\u2019s safe\nto repair overhead cable, or an alert if there\u2019s another service problem\nnearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulletin\napps work out-of-the-box, but enterprises also have access to the full source\ncode of any they deploy. You can easily tap into the Power Apps personal app in\nMicrosoft Teams to add branding assets, custom features, or integrate with\nother pipelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milestones<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Milestones,\nmeanwhile, are a more direct answer to the collaboration and productivity\nchallenges businesses face when working remotely. A milestone app provides a\ncustom, centralised board to track the status of key tasks and initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Employees\ncan access a Milestones dashboard straight from a pin in their Teams channel or\nvia their Teams sidebar. They can quickly check the completion percentage of a\nlarge project or scan individual tasks for their stage, priority, approval\nstatus, owner and more. This functionality is particularly useful when a\nmilestone requires input from several teams to move forward. The holistic\nproject overview and individual activity logs keep everyone informed of the\nlatest developments without them needing to leave the Teams app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nkey part of Milestones compared to other task management software, however, is\nits flexibility and extensibility. With minimal code, an organisation can customise\nthe experience to include custom labels, fields, business process flows,\nnotifications, and much more. This creates an environment where employees can\ndisplay the information they need in seconds. Further integrations with other\nanalytics and pipelines can further enable notifications or automate follow-up\ntasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This easy extensibility has the potential to\ndrastically reduce costs and increase innovation in comparison to other apps\nand software\u2019s. With many businesses operating limited budgets and coding ability,\nbeing able to leverage bespoke apps that slot into their existing workflows and\npull in data automatically is a huge draw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the shifting landscape of the pandemic,\nthe simple and flexible nature of Power Apps allows businesses to stay agile by\ncreating solutions with limited resources in weeks rather than months, or even\nyears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019d like to learn more about Power Apps\nand how they could help your business, contact us today for a free consultation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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