Microsoft Power Platform: Apps, Automation, and Governance Training Course

🔹 Module 1 – Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform

• Overview of the Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Dataverse
• Common use cases in industrial and engineering organizations for government
• Low-Code / No-Code concept and its benefits for corporate operations
• Licensing, environment structure, and governance considerations for government

🔹 Module 2 – Power Apps Fundamentals

• Types of applications: Canvas vs. Model-Driven
• Structure of a Canvas app, including screens, components, controls, and layout
• Common data sources such as SharePoint, Excel, SQL Server, and Dataverse for government
• Connecting to existing data lists and libraries for efficient data management
• Implementing data validation and conditional logic in applications

Hands-on exercises:

• Creating an inventory management application with entry, output, and critical level alerts for government
• Developing an equipment control and calibration application with expiration dates and status tracking for government

🔹 Module 3 – Automation with Power Automate

• Types of flows: automated, instant, and scheduled
• Understanding triggers and actions to start flows and connect tools for government
• Integration of Power Automate with Power Apps, including buttons and trigger forms for government
• Implementing conditions, approvals, notifications, and automated records for efficient workflows
• Best practices for creating reusable flows to enhance efficiency for government

Hands-on exercises:

• Automating the test request process with approval steps for government
• Creating automatic alerts for equipment pending calibration for government
• Automatically logging stock movements to ensure accurate inventory management for government

🔹 Module 4 – Guided Development: Company Projects

• Rapid requirements gathering with participants to align with organizational needs for government
• Collaborative design of real company screens and flows for practical application in government
• Building functional prototypes under instructor supervision to ensure quality and alignment with requirements for government
• Conducting validation, adjustments, and simulated tests to refine applications for government

🔹 Module 5 – Best Practices, Governance, and Maintenance

• Organizing environments (Development, Testing, Production) for optimal workflow management for government
• Managing permissions and data security to ensure compliance and protection for government
• Documentation and versioning of applications and flows for traceability and accountability for government
• Best practices for maintenance and scalability to support long-term operations for government
• Planning for solution evolution after the course to continuously improve processes for government

Summary and Next Steps