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On-Demand Webcast: From App Backlog to App Factory - A Faster, Smarter Path to Modernization for State & Local Government
Learn how state and local government IT teams can move beyond one-off app modernization by adopting a scalable Application Factory model that streamlines delivery, governance, and procurement across agencies.
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About the Session
If you're modernizing applications one at a time, you're not alone — and you're not wrong to feel stuck. Many public-sector IT teams face the same cycle: fragmented backlogs, slow procurement, inconsistent governance, and pressure to modernize without inflating costs or risk. Every new project restarts the same debates about architecture, compliance, and vendor selection. Meanwhile, your IT office is caught in the middle, trying to maintain standards while agencies pull in different directions.
The problem isn't the technology. It's the lack of a repeatable, scalable way to deliver it.
Join Microsoft and HSO for an on-demand webcast to learn how one state government broke this cycle entirely.
In this practical session, we'll walk through how a state's central Office of Information Technology moved beyond project-by-project modernization to stand up a statewide Application Factory — a pre-approved, always-on delivery model that any agency can plug into without restarting procurement. We'll share how this approach standardizes intake, governance, delivery, and operations, turning one-off modernization wins into a continuous digital production engine. You'll also hear real outcomes from this customer story: faster time-to-value, a predictable pipeline, and dramatically reduced bottlenecks across agencies.
What You'll Learn
- The core building blocks of an App Factory — intake, prioritization, development, deployment, and operations — and how they cut time to production
- How to balance agency demands for speed with enterprise needs for governance, security, and standardization
- How pre-established program frameworks can streamline procurement and accelerate approvals
- How Microsoft Power Platform, Azure, Dynamics 365, and Copilot/AI enable rapid development with built-in compliance and reusable components
- What it takes to move from isolated pilots to a scalable modernization engine
Who Should Tune In
State and local CIOs, CTOs, application and modernization leaders, enterprise architects, and PMO leaders who want a strategic blueprint — not just a product demo.