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Airline Operations Transformation through Microsoft 365 and Power Platform

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Overview

A leading U.S. low-cost airline had existing workflows developed using InfoPath, SharePoint Designer workflows, and SharePoint lists as backend on SharePoint 2013 platform. They needed to migrate to a modern platform and implement various corporate processes across internal departments.

Post extensive analysis, it was decided to develop the solutions on Microsoft 365 services such as SharePoint, Power Platform, Dataverse, AI Builder, and Power Pages.

Challenge

  • Existing workflows developed using InfoPath, SharePoint Designer workflows, and SharePoint list backend on SharePoint 2013 platform
  • Need to migrate to a modern platform
  • Requirement to implement various corporate processes across all internal departments
  • Migration of existing content and 60+ business processes
  • Business and technical design analysis of new automation processes
  • Requirement for governance processes and best practices for Power Platform environments
  • Integration requirements with various enterprise and third-party products and services
  • Need for development of solutions with offline capabilities
  • Ongoing new implementation and support requirements

Solution

Coforge team was engaged for initial set of 60+ process migration/redevelopment and continued with additional new process automation development:

  • Dataverse, SharePoint list, and internal database-driven Power Automate and Power Apps were developed
  • Airline processes such as Flight Attendance, Flight Review, Post Maintenance Flight Ops, Accident Incident Reporting, Air Quality Report, Pilot License Renewal and 100+ others were implemented
  • Configured Power Platform CoE kit for governance requirements and starter kits for development acceleration
  • Integrated with enterprise systems such as Saber and internal services
  • Implemented Power Platform ALM for deployment across multiple environments
  • Developed external-facing applications using Power Pages

Impact

  • Rapid development using Power Platform and SharePoint CMS capabilities
  • Enabled citizen developers for application enhancements
  • Internal development community setup for knowledge sharing and reusable components
  • Embedded Power Apps into Microsoft Teams and utilized as a centralized hub for information

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