Microsoft Power Platform: Apps, Automation, and Governance

• An understanding of business process workflows
• Experience with Microsoft 365 tools (e.g., SharePoint, Excel)

Audience

• Process owners and analysts in industrial and engineering companies
• IT support staff and citizen developers
• Managers looking to automate and digitize workflows

The Microsoft Power Platform is a suite of low-code tools that empowers business users to build custom applications, automate workflows, analyze data, and manage enterprise solutions with minimal development expertise.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at beginner-level to intermediate-level users who wish to learn how to build apps, automate business processes, and apply governance best practices using Power Apps, Power Automate, and the broader Power Platform ecosystem.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the core components of the Power Platform and its value for businesses.
• Develop and deploy functional apps tailored to their operations.
• Automate key business workflows with triggers, approvals, and notifications.
• Apply governance, documentation, and scalability practices for long-term adoption.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

🔹 Module 1 – Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform

• Overview of the Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Dataverse)
• Common use cases in industrial and engineering companies
• Low-Code / No-Code concept and its corporate advantages
• Licensing, environment structure, and governance

🔹 Module 2 – Power Apps Fundamentals

• App types (Canvas vs. Model-Driven)
• Structure of a Canvas app: screens, components, controls, and layout
• Common data sources: SharePoint, Excel, SQL Server, Dataverse
• Connecting to existing data lists and libraries
• Data validation and conditional logic

        Hands-on exercises:

• Creating an inventory management app with entries, outputs, and critical level alerts
• Creating an equipment control and calibration app with expiration dates and status tracking

🔹 Module 3 – Automation with Power Automate

• Types of flows: automated, instant, scheduled
• Triggers and actions: how to start flows and connect tools
• Integration with Power Apps (buttons and trigger forms)
• Conditions, approvals, notifications, and automated records
• Best practices for creating reusable flows

        Hands-on exercises:

• Automating the test request process (ST) with approval steps
• Creating automatic alerts for equipment pending calibration
• Automatic logging of stock movements

🔹 Module 4 – Guided Development: Company Projects

• Quick requirements gathering with participants
• Collaborative design of real company screens and flows
• Building functional prototypes with instructor supervision
• Validation, adjustments, and simulated tests

🔹 Module 5 – Best Practices, Governance, and Maintenance

• Organizing environments (Development, Testing, Production)
• Managing permissions and data security
• Documentation and versioning of apps and flows
• Best practices for maintenance and scalability
• Planning solution evolution after the course

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