Power Apps and Dataverse

At Buro Matei, we specialize in leveraging the Microsoft Power Platform, specifically Model-Driven Power Apps and Dataverse, to revolutionize data management for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) projects
Our solutions replace fragmented tools like Excel spreadsheets and SharePoint Lists with centralized, scalable platforms that enable seamless collaboration, real-time updates, and process automation.
PowerApps is a platform for building custom business apps without needing advanced coding skills
It lets users create apps to fit specific business needs and connects to many data sources. Dataverse is the database behind PowerApps, storing and managing data in a structured way. It includes built-in features for security, organization, and connecting with other Microsoft tools.


Designed with EPC workflows in mind, our platforms connect every discipline and data entity, creating a single source of truth that ensures accuracy, consistency, and productivity
Whether you’re managing master deliverable lists, equipment tags, or procurement data, we provide systems that adapt to your organization’s needs while remaining fully secure within your Microsoft tenant.
Why Buro Matei
We have decades of hands-on experience in engineering, project management, procurement, and contract management ensure solutions tailored to the complexity of EPC workflows.
Unlike others who build Power Apps for isolated use cases—like time-off requests or invoice tracking—we design complete platforms that centralize all project data into one cohesive system.
Our solutions enable real-time updates across all project data—such as equipment tags, WBS, and deliverables—so teams can collaborate without manual reconciliation.
By replacing expensive third-party platforms with in-house solutions, we simplify licensing and integration while delivering full control over your data within your Microsoft tenant.
We design scalable, future-ready systems optimized for compliance, traceability, and adaptability, setting the foundation for next-generation EPC project delivery.
Inspired by CFIHOS standards, our datamodels and ontologies are further optimized and customized to meet the evolving needs of complex EPC projects.
Our Microsoft-certified team specializes in Model-Driven Power Apps, Dataverse, and the broader Microsoft ecosystem, ensuring your solutions are built and supported by industry-leading expertise.
Our solutions reflect a unique blend of technical and EPC expertise, from managing interconnected data to implementing structured workflows that reduce inefficiencies and improve productivity.
We empower engineers and non-technical users to create and adapt apps independently, fostering a culture of innovation and reducing dependency on IT support.
Challenges We Solve
Our Power Apps and Dataverse solutions address critical challenges faced by EPC organizations:
Disconnected tools like spreadsheets and SharePoint Lists fail to manage the complexity of interconnected EPC data, leading to inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and delayed decisions.
The overwhelming number of existing tools and platforms—whether in-house or third-party—often creates chaos, making it difficult to integrate systems and ensure seamless communication across workflows.
Third-party tools may address specific business or project needs but introduce challenges like licensing complexities, data ownership concerns, and integration limitations, particularly when working within a Microsoft tenant.
Manual spreadsheets, commonly used to bridge gaps, lack the functionality for automated data imports, cannot reliably incorporate master data or reference data, and often rely on outdated or inconsistent information.
Siloed workflows prevent collaboration across disciplines, causing misaligned deliverables, rework, and increased project risks.
Engineers spend significant time managing data instead of focusing on design and execution.
Sensitive project information lacks robust security and governance, exposing organizations to vulnerabilities without proper role-based controls and audit trails.
Our Approach
At Buro Matei, we deliver Power Apps and Dataverse solutions through a balanced strategy focused on mindset, technology, and execution.
1. Mindset

1. Mindset
We empower EPC teams to embrace centralized collaboration and data management as essential parts of their workflows.
- We teach the importance of a Single Source of Truth, showing how Dataverse can centralize and connect all project data.
- We train teams to transition from fragmented tools like Excel spreadsheets and SharePoint Lists to centralized data systems using Model-Driven Power Apps.
- We empower engineers as citizen developers, enabling them to build and customize Power Apps that streamline their workflows.
- We foster trust in the Power Platform, ensuring teams adopt and rely on data-driven processes for collaboration and reporting.
- We build data literacy, helping project teams understand and improve data quality while reducing dependency on external IT support or full-time project data engineers.
- We train project leadership to champion centralized platforms, driving cultural change and reducing reliance on manual data management.
2. Technology

2. Technology
Our technical solutions are designed to handle complex EPC workflows while ensuring scalability, compliance, and seamless integration with industry standards.
- We create Model-Driven Power Apps to centralize and manage a wide range of EPC data, including:
- Master Deliverable Lists or MDRs: Track and manage all deliverables across disciplines.
- Tags, such as Equipment, Lines and Instrument: Maintain a live master list of tagged items, equipment and their related properties.
- Datasheets: Maintain the content of datasheets directly in the data platform.
- Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and Construction Work Packages (CWP): Centralize the management of the hierarchy of project activities and work packages.
- Schedules and Planning Data: Link timestamps, planned dates, and actuals to related project entities.
- LOD (Level of Development) Definitions: Track the progression of design deliverables to ensure milestones are met.
- Requirements, Risks, and Checkpoints: Align project workflows with risk management and quality assurance processes.
- Comments and Review Workflows: Enable collaborative review and version control of deliverables and data.
- And much more, for all Engineering, Procurement and Construction data-collaboration needs.
- Dataverse Platforms serve as the single source of truth, housing all project-critical data with real-time updates and consistent accuracy.
- Dataverse fully automates dependencies and lookups. For example, when equipment is assigned to a purchase order, it automatically links to the live equipment list, ensuring accuracy and eliminating inconsistent entry. Similarly, updates and additions to tags or properties are instantly reflected in all connected workflows, lists, datasheets, dashboards and reports.
- Our platforms ensure real-time updates and seamless workflows, eliminating the need for manual exports, imports, or fragmented tools.
- Dataverse native functionalities are used to meet enterprise-level challenges, with robust features like audit trails, version control, and role-based access, ensuring compliance and data security.
- Our solutions eliminate the need for costly third-party platforms like scheduling tools by bringing these capabilities into your Microsoft tenant, simplifying integration, licensing, and data control.
- Microsoft Fabric Integration allows us to combine data from Dataverse and third-party tools into a centralized platform for advanced analysis and publishing via Power BI dashboards and interactive reports or Paginated Reports for pdf reports.
- Our solutions integrate directly with the broader Microsoft ecosystem, including Teams, Power BI, Power Automate, Power Pages and Microsoft 365, embedding tools into daily workflows and enhancing productivity.
- Our designs align with CFIHOS standards, enhanced with custom optimizations to future-proof platforms for next-generation EPC project delivery
3. Execution
Our solutions integrate seamlessly into EPC workflows, delivering measurable improvements across all project phases:
- We assess your organization’s data readiness and design centralized platforms to house project data, including reference data libraries (RDL), master lookups, and ontologies aligned with global standards.
- We automate repetitive processes, such as procurement tracking, deliverable approvals, tag assignments, and equipment data management, reducing manual tasks, errors, and inefficiencies.
- We develop scalable platforms, setting up project-specific Dataverse environments to ensure proper data segregation while leveraging company-wide systems for consistent reference data libraries (RDL)
- Our systems enable seamless collaboration by synchronizing data across disciplines and phases, providing real-time updates and visibility for all stakeholders.
- We empower leadership and teams with tools that deliver clarity, improve decision-making, and ensure data-driven project execution.
- By aligning project data and workflows with industry standards like CFIHOS, we enhance traceability, compliance, and long-term adaptability.
Results
Our work with SharePoint and Teams has delivered measurable results for EPC organizations:

Centralized multi-disciplinary data platforms eliminated the need for spreadsheets and SharePoint Lists, improving efficiency and reducing bottlenecks.

Automated workflows saved engineers and project controls teams several hours daily by reducing manual data entry, updates, and reconciliation tasks.

Enhanced collaboration and data accuracy by centralizing all project-critical information—such as master document lists, WBS, and deliverables—into a single source of truth accessible across teams.

Improved compliance with industry standards and contractual requirements through robust audit trails and traceable data workflows.

Enabled teams to generate accurate, automated lists and datasheets for equipment, tags, and line items directly from the centralized system.

Enhanced data security through robust role-based access controls and audit trails, ensuring sensitive project information remains protected.

Empowered project teams to develop and customize apps independently, increasing productivity and reducing dependency on IT resources.

Designed future-ready platforms aligned with CFIHOS ontology, enabling long-term scalability and adaptability for next-generation EPC projects.
Pricing
At Buro Matei, we tailor our Power Apps and Dataverse solutions to meet the specific needs of your project. Pricing is based on the complexity, scale, and level of customization required. For new clients, we offer discounted proof-of-concept solutions to demonstrate the value of our approach.
PowerApps is licensed via Power Apps Per App or Per User plans, with Dataverse storage included in these licenses, though additional storage may require extra capacity add-ons.
Experience the impact of Power Apps and Dataverse on your EPC projects. Schedule a free consultation to discuss your needs, demo our platform, or explore customized app development for your organization.