Success StoriesMicrosoft Power Platform for Global Market Leader in Material Handling Systems
Trusted for 55 years as a full-service manufacturer and distributor assembling in the USA
Business Need
Objectives Driving Transformation
A global market leader in material handling systems required a structured approach to operationalize and modernize its Microsoft Power Platform environment. Rapid adoption of low-code tools had introduced governance, compliance, and security risks, along with inconsistent development standards. The organization sought to implement best practices, strengthen data security, and deliver a scalable “train-the-trainer” model to support sustainable app creation and long-term user adoption without increasing platform costs.
- Establish governance, compliance, and data security standards
- Standardize app development and deployment practices
- Reduce dependency on costly legacy applications
- Improve collaboration between low-code and pro-code developers
- Implement scalable training and adoption frameworks
- Enable sustainable, standardized app creation across business units
Standardize and modernize the Microsoft Power Platform environment to improve governance, reduce cost, and enable sustainable low-code innovation.
Challenge
Barriers to Progress
Legacy applications and ungoverned low-code development created costly maintenance overhead and inconsistent code delivery. Production-ready applications operated in default environments or under expired trial licenses, introducing compliance and operational risks. Collaboration between low-code and pro-code makers was limited, and solution development timelines were extended due to lack of internal Power Platform expertise. Without governance standards, the environment lacked scalability and sustainability.
- High cost to maintain legacy applications and redundant tools
- Disparate and inconsistent code delivery practices
- Limited collaboration between low-code and pro-code teams
- Production apps operating in non-compliant or default environments
- Expired trial licenses impacting production readiness
- Insufficient internal Power Platform expertise and governance
Solution & Results
What Paradigm Enabled
Paradigm implemented a standardized governance framework and modernized Power Platform environment to support secure, compliant, and scalable app development. Legacy processes, inactive applications, and redundant third-party tools were retired through automated, cloud-based optimization. A structured train-the-trainer program upskilled internal SMEs, improving collaboration and accelerating solution delivery while reducing reliance on external resources. The result was a future-proof platform environment designed for ease of use, cost control, and sustainable innovation.
- 35% cleanup of app environment through governance and rationalization
- 35% direct cost savings via internal SME enablement versus traditional training models
- 50% increase in team efficiency through upskilling and standardized practices
- Retirement of legacy processes, inactive apps, and redundant tools
- Maximized Power Platform utilization without increased licensing cost
- Established secure, compliant foundation for ongoing low-code innovation
The organization now operates with a governed, future-ready Power Platform ecosystem that enhances collaboration, reduces cost, and enables sustainable digital solution development across the enterprise.
35%
Cost savings via internal enablement
50%
Boost in team efficiency