A major UK energy provider partnered with Advania to transform how it governed and adopted Microsoft Power Platform. The organisation wanted to unlock the platform’s potential while ensuring security, governance and long-term scalability.
🔎At a glance
- Major UK energy provider
- Over 35,000 employees
- Growing internal demand for low-code solutions
- Existing Power Platform environment underutilised
🚨The challenge
The organisation had already adopted Microsoft Power Platform but lacked a clear governance model or adoption strategy.
Without structured oversight, the platform risked becoming fragmented and underused, preventing the organisation from realising its full value.
The organisation needed to:
- Improve governance of Power Platform usage
- Enable safe and secure citizen development
- Identify practical use cases for the business
- Build internal confidence in low-code solutions
💡The approach
Advania worked closely with the organisation to establish a structured Power Platform strategy.
The engagement included:
- Implementation of a Power Platform Centre of Excellence
- Ongoing BAU support to help deliver the Power Platform strategy
- Development of a Power App to catalogue and assess existing solutions
- "App in a Day” and “Dashboard in a Day” workshops to drive adoption across the organisation
☑️The outcome
- Power Platform transformed into a secure, governed productivity platform
- Identification and development of new production-ready applications
- Increased organisational adoption of Power Platform tools
- Expansion of Power Platform licensing to support wider business usage
⚡️Why this matters
Low-code platforms offer significant productivity gains, but only when implemented with the right governance and adoption strategy. By establishing a Centre of Excellence, organisations can unlock innovation while maintaining control and security.
