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 Duration 21 hours (3 days)

Course Outline

Introduction to the Microsoft Power Platform

  • An overview of the Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Dataverse
  • Typical use cases relevant to industrial and engineering firms
  • The Low-Code and No-Code paradigm and its strategic benefits for enterprises
  • Licensing models, environment architecture, and governance principles

Foundations of Power Apps

  • Distinguishing between app types: Canvas and Model-Driven
  • Architecting Canvas apps: understanding screens, components, controls, and layout structures
  • Utilizing common data sources such as SharePoint, Excel, SQL Server, and Dataverse
  • Establishing connections to existing data lists and libraries
  • Implementing data validation and conditional logic

Practical exercises include:

  • Developing an inventory management app featuring data entry, output reports, and critical level alerts
  • Building an equipment control and calibration app that tracks expiration dates and status

Workflow Automation with Power Automate

  • Exploring flow types: automated, instant, and scheduled
  • Configuring triggers and actions to initiate flows and integrate various tools
  • Seamless integration with Power Apps, including buttons and trigger forms
  • Implementing conditions, approval processes, notifications, and automated record-keeping
  • Best practices for designing reusable, efficient flows

Practical exercises include:

  • Automating the test request process (ST) with integrated approval steps
  • Generating automatic alerts for equipment awaiting calibration
  • Implementing automatic logging for stock movements

Guided Development: Applied Corporate Projects

  • Efficient requirements gathering sessions with participants
  • Collaborative design of authentic corporate screens and automation flows
  • Constructing functional prototypes under instructor guidance
  • Conducting validation, making adjustments, and running simulated tests

Best Practices, Governance, and System Maintenance

  • Structuring environments for Development, Testing, and Production phases
  • Managing access permissions and ensuring data security
  • Maintaining robust documentation and version control for apps and flows
  • Strategies for ongoing maintenance and scalability
  • Planning for solution evolution and post-course growth

Requirements

  • A foundational understanding of business process workflows
  • Familiarity with Microsoft 365 tools, such as SharePoint and Excel

Target Audience

  • Process owners and analysts working within industrial and engineering sectors
  • IT support personnel and citizen developers
  • Managers aiming to digitize and automate their organizational workflows

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