In today’s competitive market, time isn’t just money—it’s everything. Whether you’re launching a new digital product, expanding into a new line of business, or upgrading legacy systems, speed and efficiency directly translate into ROI.
Traditional development approaches can be slow, risky, and expensive. OutSystems, a leading low-code platform, offers an agile alternative that reduces time-to-market, cuts costs, and drives business value faster.
1. Accelerated Time-to-Market
- Why it Matters: Every day a product or feature is delayed is a day of lost revenue, weakened market position, and possible customer churn.
- How OutSystems Helps: Visual development tools, pre-built components, and one-click deployments enable teams to prototype, test, and roll out new applications in weeks instead of months.
- ROI Impact: Faster releases mean immediate user adoption, quicker revenue realization, and a measurable edge over competitors.
Real-World Example
An insurer that typically took six months to launch a new product line reduced development time to eight weeks by using OutSystems—gaining a noticeable head start in the market.
2. Lower Development and Maintenance Costs
- Why it Matters: Overbudget development can erode profit margins. Maintenance and updates often consume a large portion of the IT budget, especially with legacy code.
- How OutSystems Helps: A single, unified platform consolidates multiple tools—design, coding, testing, deployment—reducing licensing and labor costs. Automated refactoring and integrated version control ease maintenance.
- ROI Impact: By cutting up to 50% of development overhead, organizations can allocate resources to strategic initiatives, boosting overall profitability.
Real-World Example
A mid-sized brokerage saved over 40% on developer hours by standardizing processes and automating routine tasks within OutSystems, allowing the team to focus on more complex business challenges.
3. Enhanced Collaboration Between Business and IT
- Why it Matters: Misaligned goals often result in rework, missed deadlines, and suboptimal features.
- How OutSystems Helps: Low-code’s visual workflows enable non-technical stakeholders to collaborate more closely with IT. Business analysts can define requirements directly in the platform, reducing the gap between idea and implementation.
- ROI Impact: Better alignment means fewer misunderstandings, less rework, and faster feature releases—driving immediate business gains.
Real-World Example
A global insurer allowed product managers to visually map out Quote & Bind features in OutSystems. This collaborative approach cut requirement-gathering time in half and accelerated delivery of the final application.
4. Scalability and Flexibility on Demand
- Why it Matters: Market conditions shift rapidly, regulatory demands evolve, and organizations pivot in response to new opportunities. Rigid systems can’t keep pace.
- How OutSystems Helps: With cloud-native architecture, automatic load balancing, and modular app design, scaling up (or down) is straightforward—no need for extensive re-coding or infrastructure overhauls.
- ROI Impact: You pay for the resources you need, exactly when you need them. Agility in scaling leads to better cost control and readiness for sudden spikes in demand.
Real-World Example
When a regional insurer expanded into multiple new states, OutSystems let them replicate and adapt existing products in days—rather than months—saving on both development and staffing costs.
5. Future-Ready Development
- Why it Matters: The insurance landscape is in constant flux with evolving consumer expectations, compliance changes, and technological disruptions.
- How OutSystems Helps: Frequent platform updates, support for emerging technologies (AI, RPA, IoT), and robust security compliance ensure that your applications remain modern and secure.
- ROI Impact: By proactively aligning with tech trends, organizations avoid costly migrations later and stay relevant to customers’ evolving needs.
Real-World Example
An insurtech startup built a next-generation customer portal that integrated AI-based risk scoring. Thanks to OutSystems’ built-in AI integrations, they delivered cutting-edge functionality with minimal extra development.
ROI That Goes Beyond the Bottom Line
Rapid implementation with OutSystems is more than a cost-saving exercise—it’s a strategic investment in speed, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
From accelerating time-to-market and reducing developer overhead to empowering business and IT collaboration, OutSystems delivers measurable ROI that can transform how insurance companies compete in a digital-first era.
Ready to Accelerate Your ROI?
At RST, we specialize in leveraging OutSystems to drive rapid, high-impact digital transformations for insurers. Contact us to find out how we can help you achieve faster implementation cycles, reduce costs, and stay ahead in a constantly evolving market. Let’s turn your vision into a reality—at lightning speed.
