CRUD has been automated a long time ago. It's trivial to create forms with 120 fields based on scaffolding and automate the DB access with an ORM. It is time intensive to actually make software that is better than the paper equivalent. The scaffold puts everything on one page so you split it up into 10. You still have to interact with other systems to autofill form fields. Implement app specific access controls (only users in the same department can see each others forms, only X can actually edit). Implement the actual workflow (ask for digital signature from superior, send email, send end result to SAP or whatever).