-High-speed application development platform underpins 'MyWorkSpace' App and 
safe return to the office 

OutSystems(http://www.outsystems.com/), a global leader in modern application 
development, teamed up with Sage(https://www.sage.com/) to develop a 
'MyWorkSpace' app, which enables colleagues to book desks and meeting rooms. 
This project has helped Sage colleagues return to the office under the 
company's Flexible Human Work initiative.

Like many companies, Sage, the market leader in cloud business management 
solutions, implemented a work-from-home policy at the start of the COVID-19 
crisis and is now helping its 11,000 colleagues return to its offices where 
guidance allows. 

Having chosen the high-speed development platform, four graduates and a senior 
developer learned about the OutSystems solution and built the company's first 
in-house mobile app, the 'Colleague Hub', designed to streamline internal 
approvals. In addition, it delivered a web application, integrated with Sage's 
contact center system, to allow customer service staff and managers to support 
customers as effectively as possible.

After Sage implemented a work-from-home policy across all of it's global 
offices, the developers continued their work and found OutSystems helped them 
with collaborative development( 
https://www.outsystems.com/evaluation-guide/how-does-outsystems-enable-team-collaboration/), 
as a result of its modular application architecture. OutSystems Cloud( 
https://www.outsystems.com/evaluation-guide/deploying-outsystems-in-the-cloud/) 
also enabled the team to move to a remote working environment with very little 
process or technology adjustment.

Using an OutSystems Forge(https://www.outsystems.com/forge) template and 
supported by a Technical Success Manager, who provided coaching on 
rearchitecting the app as a web application, the team delivered the first 
iteration of the MyWorkSpace app in just six weeks. In the following months, 
regular updates by the development team added more features to the application, 
helping Sage colleagues safely return to office-based working while putting 
safety first.

MyWorkSpace includes a range of features, including the ability to choose an 
office location, date, and area. It automatically assigns a desk and displays 
an interactive map that helps the user find it; QR codes at the desk allow easy 
check-in scans. Colleagues checkout when ready, or the app notifies them when 
checkout time is imminent, so that they can vacate the space for cleaning.

MyWorkSpace also integrates into Sage's intranet, providing employees with 
access to a comprehensive set of COVID-19 related information and instructions 
tailored to their office without leaving the app. Sage also simplified the desk 
booking process and built Sage-specific reports and dashboards.

As restrictions have eased nationally, the app is now aiding colleagues' return 
to the office, under Sage's Flexible Human Work initiative. Sage believes that 
the future of work is built on true flexibility and collaboration and that 
where or when you work is not as important as how we connect as humans to do 
the best work for customers. 

"In this new normal, like all businesses, we have to be able to adapt quickly," 
said Stephen Lukert, Global Director of Finance Solutions at Sage. "OutSystems 
has allowed us to do this and helped us rapidly deliver a tailored app that 
allows colleagues to book desks and meeting rooms – helping them safely return 
to the office."

"Sage really has seen the benefits of using our platform, with a small team 
developing a number of apps, along with its MyWorkSpace app," said Mike Hughes, 
Senior Director, Product Marketing, OutSystems. "Using a team from its graduate 
program, supported by OutSystems, it has developed a business-changing app that 
has helped the Sage team return to work safely in just six weeks."

About OutSystems - OutSystems(https://www.outsystems.com/) was founded in 2001 
with the mission to give every organization the power to innovate through 
software. The OutSystems modern application platform's high productivity, 
connected, and AI-assisted tools help developers rapidly build and deploy a 
full range of applications anywhere the organization requires. With over 
500,000 community members, approximately 1,600 employees, more than 400 
partners, and active customers in 87 countries and across 22 industries, 
OutSystems has achieved global scale while helping organizations change the way 
they develop applications. Visit us at www.outsystems.com  or follow us on 
Twitter @OutSystems or LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/outsystems.

About Sage - Sage(https://www.sage.com/) is the global market leader for 
technology that provides small and medium businesses with the visibility, 
flexibility and efficiency to manage finances, operations and people. With our 
partners, Sage is trusted by millions of customers worldwide to deliver the 
best cloud technology and support. Our years of experience mean that our 
colleagues and partners understand how to serve our customers and communities 
through the good, and more challenging times. We are here to help, with 
practical advice, solutions, expertise and insight.

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