Business applications, processes & automation

Retire the spreadsheet. Ship the app in weeks.

Every organisation has three or four processes held together by a shared workbook, a mailbox rule and one person who knows how it works. LogiSam turns those into proper Microsoft 365 applications — Power Apps, Power Automate and Copilot Studio agents that are secure, auditable, mobile and genuinely used.

2–6 weeksTypical time to a live departmental app
15+ yearsDelivering on the Microsoft stack
£0 extraMost apps run on licences you already own
MVP-ledA Microsoft MVP reviews every architecture
Sound familiar?

The process that everyone complains about, but nobody owns

If two or three of these ring true, there is an app in it — and the business case usually writes itself.

Book a free process review
  • A shared Excel file is the system of record, and someone has to merge three versions every Friday.
  • Approvals happen by email, so nobody can answer “where is it now?” without forwarding a thread.
  • The same data gets rekeyed into two systems because there is no integration between them.
  • A team built something in Power Apps, it works, and now nobody dares touch it.
  • The process only runs because one person remembers the steps — and they are on leave.
  • You were quoted six figures and nine months for something that should take six weeks.
Why it matters

Low-code is the new default — when it is built properly

The platform is fast. What separates an app that lasts five years from one that is abandoned in six months is architecture, governance and adoption.

Modernise without a rewrite

Spreadsheets, Access databases and email-driven approvals become apps and flows that are secure, auditable and work on a phone — without replacing the systems around them.

Connect everything you already run

Hundreds of connectors to Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Dataverse, SAP, Dynamics, SQL and third-party APIs. One platform instead of a dozen point integrations.

Fast, but not fragile

Managed solutions, ALM pipelines, environment strategy and a real data model from day one — so the app survives its author leaving.

AI where it earns its place

Copilot Studio agents and AI Builder inside the process — document extraction, triage, drafting — not a chatbot bolted on for the demo.

What we deliver

Six services, one accountable team

No hand-offs between a sales team and an offshore delivery team. The people in the workshop are the people who build it.

01

Discovery & process assessment

Focused workshops to map the process as it really runs, quantify the cost of the current way, and pick the highest-value target first. Deliverable: a prioritised use-case roadmap with effort and impact.

02

Solution architecture

Environment design, data model, security model, licensing and integration approach — agreed before anyone builds. Deliverable: an architecture blueprint aligned with Microsoft best practice.

03

Low-code build, in sprints

Canvas and model-driven apps, Power Automate flows, Dataverse tables and Copilot Studio agents, delivered incrementally. Deliverable: a working release you can click every two weeks.

04

Integration & custom connectors

Graph, REST APIs, SQL, SAP, Dynamics, on-premises data gateway and bespoke connectors when the standard ones fall short. Deliverable: data flowing without rekeying.

05

Testing, UAT & go-live

Functional, performance and security testing with structured UAT and a real cutover plan. Deliverable: a stable release and users who were not surprised by it.

06

Support & continuous improvement

Hypercare after go-live, a backlog for the next iteration, and the option of a managed service. Deliverable: an app that keeps earning its place.

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Before you build the next one

Find out what you have already built

Most organisations asking for a new app already own forty they have forgotten about. Power Insights inventories every Power App, flow, connection and Dataverse table across every environment — read-only — so the first conversation starts from what exists rather than a blank page.

  • Every app and flow, with owner, last-modified date and sharing reach
  • Orphaned apps and personal connections running production processes
  • Premium connector usage, so licensing stops being a guess

Read-only · metadata only · nothing leaves your tenant

Power Insights app inventory showing owner, connectors, sharing reach and dependencies
How we run it

From “we should automate that” to live, in five stages

  1. 1

    Map

    A half-day workshop per process. We watch the current way, record the exceptions and agree what good looks like.

  2. 2

    Design

    Data model, screens and security in a clickable prototype. Cheap to change now, expensive later.

  3. 3

    Build

    Two-week sprints with a demo at the end of each. You steer as it takes shape.

  4. 4

    Prove

    UAT with real users and real data, in a test environment that mirrors production.

  5. 5

    Land

    Managed-solution deployment, training, hypercare and a measured adoption baseline.

Outcomes

What you walk away with

Every engagement ends with something you can use — not a slide deck.

  • A working application in production, not a prototype
  • A Dataverse or SharePoint data model that will still hold at ten times the volume
  • ALM pipelines and managed solutions — dev, test and production, properly separated
  • Documentation and a named second owner, so the app outlives its author
  • A licensing position you understand, with no premium surprises at renewal
  • A prioritised backlog of the next processes worth automating
Ways to start

Three ways to start

Process review

Free, 30 minutes

Tell us the process. We tell you whether it is a Power Apps job, a Power Automate job, or something you should buy off the shelf.

  • No commitment
  • Honest answer, including “do not build this”
  • Rough effort and licensing view

First app

Typically 2–6 weeks

One process, end to end: discovery, build, UAT, go-live and training — a contained piece of work with a visible result.

  • Fixed scope and timeline
  • Architecture reviewed by a Microsoft MVP
  • Handover pack and training included

Platform partner

Ongoing

A rolling backlog across the business, with governance, ALM and adoption handled as part of the service.

  • Multiple apps and automations
  • CoE and DLP maintained
  • Support and enhancement SLA

Built on

Power AppsPower AutomateDataverseCopilot StudioPower PagesPower BISharePoint OnlineMicrosoft TeamsAzure FunctionsMicrosoft GraphAI BuilderCustom connectors

Trusted by teams at

Rolls-RoyceShellBPRenaultCo-opHolland & BarrettNestRail Delivery GroupThe National Lottery Heritage FundTony Blair InstituteUniversity of ManchesterUniversity of AberdeenBirmingham City CouncilWalker MorrisHolchemIHSADMCity & Country Health
FAQ

Business applications & automation: your questions answered

What is Microsoft Power Platform?

A suite of low-code tools — Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages, Copilot Studio and Dataverse — for building apps, automating workflows, analysing data and creating AI agents on top of Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and hundreds of other systems. In practice it is how most organisations now replace the spreadsheet, the Access database and the email approval chain.

How long does a typical Power Apps project take?

A focused departmental app usually ships in two to six weeks. Larger programmes run in phases with a working release every sprint, so value lands early rather than at the end. We will give you a date range in the first workshop, not after a two-month discovery.

How much does Power Apps licensing cost?

Power Apps is licensed per app or per user, and a surprising number of scenarios are already covered by the Microsoft 365 licences you own — as long as the app stays on standard connectors such as SharePoint and Dataverse for Teams. Premium connectors, Dataverse and AI features add cost. Every engagement starts with a licence review so you build on what you have already paid for.

Can you fix or improve an app we built ourselves?

Yes, and it is a large share of our work. Citizen-developed apps usually work until they do not: performance falls over at 2,000 rows, the data sits in a SharePoint list that should be Dataverse, there is no ALM, and one person owns everything. We harden the app, migrate the data model where it makes sense, and hand it back supportable.

What happens when the person who built our app leaves?

That is exactly the risk Power Insights surfaces — orphaned apps, personal connections running production flows, and no second owner. We inventory it first, then fix ownership and move the critical pieces into managed solutions with proper ALM.

Do you provide governance and a Center of Excellence?

Yes — see Power Platform Governance. Environments, DLP policies, ALM pipelines and the Microsoft CoE toolkit, with your admins trained to run them.

Do you work with organisations in the UAE as well as the UK?

Yes. We have offices in the UK and UAE and deliver across the UK, UAE and GCC — remotely or on site.

Bring us your worst process

Thirty minutes, no commitment. Describe how it works today and we will tell you what it would take to replace it — including when the honest answer is “leave it alone”.

UK & UAE · Microsoft Solutions Partner · architecture reviewed by a Microsoft MVP

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