Power Apps Consulting Australia
Canvas Apps for Mobile and Field Workers
Model Driven Apps for Complex Business Data
Integration with Business Systems
Power Apps Consulting: Business Applications Without the Enterprise Price Tag
Every organisation has processes running on spreadsheets that should be applications. Asset registers in Excel. Inspection forms on paper. Approval workflows in email. Leave requests via shared mailboxes. These work until they do not, usually when someone overwrites a formula, loses a form, or the spreadsheet grows past the point where anyone trusts the data.
Microsoft Power Apps lets Evocate build custom business applications on your existing Microsoft 365 platform without the cost or timeline of traditional software development. Canvas apps for mobile and tablet use cases. Model driven apps for complex data scenarios with relationships, business rules, and role based views. Both connect natively to SharePoint, Dataverse, SQL, and hundreds of external systems.
Evocate builds Power Apps that solve specific business problems rather than generic demos that impress in a sales meeting but never get used. We start with your process, your data, and your users. We build something they will actually use because it is faster and easier than what they were doing before. Call 1300 386 228 to discuss what you want to build.
What Is Power Apps and Why Does It Matter?
Microsoft Power Apps is a low code application platform that lets organisations build custom business applications without traditional software development. Canvas apps provide pixel perfect mobile experiences while model driven apps handle complex data scenarios. Both run on the Microsoft 365 platform with enterprise security, compliance, and integration built in.
Low code development
Visual designers and formula based logic let Evocate build applications in days or weeks rather than months, at a fraction of traditional development cost.
Enterprise data platform
Dataverse provides a scalable, secure data foundation with relationships, business rules, role based security, and audit logging.
Native Microsoft integration
Power Apps connect natively to SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, Dynamics 365, and the entire Microsoft 365 ecosystem without custom development.
Mobile and offline capable
Canvas apps run on iOS, Android, and Windows with offline data capture and automatic sync for field and frontline workers.
Power Apps Capabilities Evocate Delivers
Practical delivery areas with the architecture, governance, and adoption detail needed for production Microsoft environments.
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Application Discovery and Design
Evocate identifies which processes will benefit most from Power Apps and designs applications around actual user workflows rather than technology features.
- Process mapping and automation opportunity identification
- User experience design for target personas
- Data model design and relationship mapping
- Integration architecture planning
- Governance and security requirements definition
2
Canvas App Development
Evocate builds pixel perfect canvas apps optimised for mobile, tablet, and desktop use cases with offline capability, camera integration, and responsive layouts.
- Mobile first responsive design and development
- Offline data capture with conflict resolution
- Camera, GPS, and barcode scanning integration
- Custom component development for reuse
- Performance optimisation for large datasets
3
Model Driven App Development
Evocate builds model driven apps on Dataverse for complex data scenarios with role based security, business rules, calculated fields, and automated business process flows.
- Dataverse table design with relationships and business rules
- Security role configuration and access control
- Business process flow design and implementation
- Custom views, forms, and dashboards
- Plugin development for complex server side logic
4
Integration and Custom Connectors
Evocate connects Power Apps to your existing systems using standard connectors, custom connectors, and Power Automate for scenarios requiring complex orchestration.
- Standard connector configuration for common platforms
- Custom connector development for proprietary APIs
- Power Automate integration for workflow orchestration
- On premises data gateway configuration
- Azure Functions for complex integration logic
5
Governance and Managed Services
Evocate establishes Power Platform governance frameworks and provides ongoing managed services for production applications including monitoring, maintenance, and enhancement.
- Environment strategy and DLP policy configuration
- App lifecycle management with ALM toolkit
- Maker enablement training and support
- Production app monitoring and maintenance
- Ongoing enhancement and feature development
Business Benefits and ROI
Outcomes designed around measurable business value, stronger governance, and lower operational friction.
Replace spreadsheets with governed apps
Purpose built applications eliminate the formula errors, version confusion, and access control problems that plague critical spreadsheets.
Weeks not months to deploy
Low code development delivers working applications in days or weeks rather than the months required for traditional custom development.
Mobile and offline capable
Field workers capture data on phones and tablets even without connectivity, with automatic sync when they return to coverage.
Built on your Microsoft investment
Power Apps use your existing Microsoft 365 licences and infrastructure with no separate hosting or platform costs for most scenarios.
Enterprise grade security
Dataverse provides role based security, audit logging, and data loss prevention that spreadsheets and paper forms cannot match.
Industries We Serve
Government
Power Apps for government agencies replacing paper forms, spreadsheet registers, and manual approval processes with governed digital applications.
Utilities & Energy
Power Apps for utilities and energy organisations building inspection apps, asset registers, and field data capture for operational teams.
Defence
Power Apps for defence organisations building controlled applications with role based security, audit logging, and classification awareness.
Transport & Logistics
Power Apps for transport and logistics companies building driver apps, delivery tracking, and compliance capture for mobile workforces.
Healthcare & Aged Care
Power Apps for healthcare organisations building clinical forms, patient registration, equipment tracking, and compliance applications.
NDIS & Community Services
Power Apps for NDIS and community service providers building participant intake, progress notes, and incident reporting applications.
Mining & Resources
Power Apps for mining and resources companies building safety inspection, equipment maintenance, and shift handover applications for remote sites.
Professional Services
Power Apps for professional services firms building time tracking, resource allocation, and client engagement applications.
Evocate’s EVOLVE Methodology
A structured delivery rhythm that keeps discovery, validation, launch, and continuous improvement connected.
1
Engage
Identify the business process, users, data sources, and outcomes that the application needs to deliver.
2
Validate
Confirm technical feasibility, licensing requirements, integration points, and governance alignment before building.
3
Optimise
Design the application architecture, data model, user experience, and integration approach based on discovery findings.
4
Launch
Build, test, and deploy the application with user acceptance testing and training before go live.
5
Verify
Measure adoption, data quality, process efficiency, and user satisfaction against baseline metrics.
6
Evolve
Ongoing managed services including bug fixes, feature enhancements, performance monitoring, and platform updates.
Integration with the Microsoft 365 Ecosystem
Clean integration points across Microsoft 365, Power Platform, security, automation, and employee experience.
SharePoint
Power Apps read from and write to SharePoint lists and libraries, extending SharePoint with custom forms and mobile experiences.
Dataverse
Enterprise data platform providing relationships, business rules, security roles, and audit logging for complex applications.
Power Automate
Workflow automation triggered from Power Apps for approvals, notifications, and multi system orchestration.
Microsoft Teams
Power Apps embedded in Teams tabs and personal apps for seamless access within the collaboration platform.
Azure SQL
Direct connections to Azure SQL and on premises SQL Server through the data gateway for enterprise data scenarios.
Dynamics 365
Model driven apps that extend Dynamics 365 with custom entities, processes, and user experiences.
Delivery that fits your business
Microsoft Partner
Practical guidance across Microsoft 365, Azure, SharePoint, Teams, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, security, and governance.
Certified Consultants
Senior specialists who can move from strategy into delivery, adoption, migration, support, and continuous improvement.
Australian Business
Local consulting for Australian organisations, backed by national experience and a delivery record across the country.
Why Evocate
Experience
Delivering Microsoft consulting outcomes since 2009.
Clients
Trusted by 186 clients across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Delivery
622 completed projects and 1,068 total engagements.
Trusted by 186 organisations across Australia
One conversation. The whole Microsoft platform.
Tell us what you are working on and we will map the right next step, whether that is consulting, licensing, managed services, or all three.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Microsoft Power Apps is a low code platform for building custom business applications. Evocate uses Power Apps to replace spreadsheets, paper forms, and disconnected processes with governed applications that run on mobile, tablet, and desktop.
Evocate provides canvas app development, model driven app development, Dataverse configuration, custom connector building, Power Platform governance, citizen developer training, and ongoing managed services for production applications.
Costs depend on application complexity and scope. Simple canvas apps may take 2-3 weeks to build while complex model driven apps with integrations can take 6-12 weeks. Evocate provides fixed price proposals after an initial discovery session.
Simple mobile forms and data capture apps deploy in 2-4 weeks. Complex model driven applications with integrations typically take 6-12 weeks. Enterprise rollouts with governance frameworks extend to 3-6 months.
Yes. Evocate provides maker training for citizen developers, administrator training for IT teams, and ongoing managed services including monitoring, maintenance, and feature enhancement.
Evocate is a Microsoft Solutions Partner for Modern Work with 622 projects delivered since 2009. Our team combines deep Power Platform expertise with enterprise governance experience, delivering Australian based consulting with local accountability.