CASE STUDY: Fosroc Competitive Product App
By building an app using Power Apps with data migrated and hosted in SharePoint using SharePoint’s List functionality, Fosroc employees now have a centralised location to easily find and navigate market data information about their competitor products, making it more efficient to track changes in the data and manage copies.
ABOUT FOSROC?
Fosroc, who is a part of the Dulux Group, is a global leader in providing construction solutions. Their primary goal is to lead the international market in delivering construction solutions for various building or infrastructure projects. Fosroc specialise in providing solutions for concrete repair, grouts, waterproofing, joint sealants and fillers, industrial flooring, protective coatings, surface treatments, concrete admixtures, and grinding aids, for both new and existing structures.
The Challenge
Fosroc employees lacked a centralised platform where they could conveniently access and navigate through market data pertaining to their competitors' products. Currently, this information is shared and stored in an Excel sheet, making it challenging to keep track of changes in the data, as well as manage numerous copies.
the Solution
To resolve the issue of employees not having a centralised location to easily find and navigate market data information about their competitor products, Fosroc selected ISW to build an app using Power Apps with data migrated and hosted in SharePoint using SharePoint List functionality.
ISW’s SharePoint & Power Apps Solution
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Migration of existing product & competitor data information from Excel into a new SharePoint List.
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Publish the SharePoint List in a secure, centralised location where Fosroc employees can access it.
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Using Power Apps, create the new app and connect it to the SharePoint List as the data source.
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Customise the app's design and functionality to allow Fosroc employees to easily find and navigate market data information about their competitor’s products. This included adding search and filter options.
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Publish the app to a secure location where all Fosroc employees can access it, on the company intranet or SharePoint site.
By building an app using Power Apps with data migrated and hosted in SharePoint using a List, Fosroc employees now have a centralised location to easily find and navigate market data information about their competitor products, making it more efficient to track changes in the data and manage copies.
Process Improvements
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Improved findability and access to Fosroc market product data and their competitors by providing a centralised location for all relevant information.
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Improved management of competitor products information from a single source, which serves as a compiled source of truth, ensuring consistency and accuracy of the data.
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Reduced and eliminated data errors when using Excel spreadsheets, as the new app provides a more intuitive interface and better data validation.
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Improved usability that works on both mobile and desktop devices, providing employees with access to information from any location and at any time.
the RESULTS
By building an app using Power Apps with data migrated and hosted in SharePoint using a List, several improvements were made to findability and access to Fosroc market product data and their competitor’s data.
Overall, these improvements have resulted in a more efficient and effective way for employees to access and manage market data information about Fosroc products and their competitors, leading to better decision-making and increased productivity.
HOW ISW CAN HELP YOU WIth SHAREPOINT & Power Apps
ISW offers expert SharePoint services for all industries, providing customised solutions that streamline workflows, improve communication, and increase productivity. Whether you’re starting new, migrating to SharePoint, or looking for expertise to drive improvements, ISW can help you ignite, propel or accelerate your SharePoint journey.
Intranets & Document Management
Implementation, Architecture & Governance
Migrations
Training, Adoption & Support
Custom Power Apps Development
Product Design & Specification
Development of Power Apps Frameworks & CoE
Break-Fix Consulting & Support
TALK TO THE EXPERTS
Patrick Ige
Senior M365 Consultant
SharePoint Specialist
Patrick has spent the past decade helping companies of all sizes leverage SharePoint, Microsoft 365, custom intranet and external portals and Digital Process Automation (DPA) investments to increase productivity and value. He specialises in showing his clients how to use these platforms’ capabilities to solve real problems and help their businesses run smoothly.
