Microsoft Power Platform empowers organizations to automate business processes, develop their own rich app experiences, and connect with customers better and faster. In this course, students will learn to perform discovery, capture requirements, engage subject matter experts and stakeholders, translate requirements, and configure Microsoft Power Platform solutions and apps.
They will supplement their learnings with hands-on labs to create application enhancements, custom user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and custom visualizations. Microsoft Power Platform is comprised of four key products: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents. In this course, we will cover these four applications in depth, with additional focus on Microsoft Dataverse, AI Builder, connectors, and portals.
Associated Certification:
Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform
This module will provide the learner with background about Microsoft Power Platform and its 4 key components: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents.
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 2: Work with Dataverse
In this module, students will learn about creating a data model in Microsoft Dataverse, including importing data, using tabular reporting options, and configuring security. They will also learn about creating easy AI with AI Builder.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 3: Make model-driven apps with Power Apps
In this module, students will learn the business value of Power Apps model-driven apps. They will then learn to how to configure and design them, including user experience considerations.
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 4: Make canvas apps with Power Apps
In this module, students will learn the business value of Power Apps canvas apps. They will then learn to how to configure and design them, including user experience considerations.
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 5: Make portals with Power Apps
In this module, students will learn the business value of Power Apps portals. They will then learn to how to access Dataverse data in a portal and how portal authentication works.
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 6: Introduction to automation
In this module, students will learn about business rules and when they can be used. Students will also get an overview of Power Automate.
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 7: Build Power Automate cloud flows
In this module, students will learn the fundamentals of cloud flows, including triggers and flows. They will create two flows, including an approval flow.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 8: Build Power Automate desktop flows
In this module, students will learn what desktop flows are and how they are created. Students will also learn how desktop flows are used and how to use process advisor to better understand places to streamline workflows.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 9: Build business process flows
In this module, students will learn the value of business process flows and how to use the business process flow designer. They will also practice building business process flows and learn how they can be automated.
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 10: Build chatbots with Power Virtual Agents
In this module, students will learn how to automate customer interactions with a chatbot using Power Virtual Agents.
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After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 11: Analyze data with Power Bi
In this module, students will learn how to work with Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service to analyze data and create visualizations.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 12: Putting it all together
In this module, students will learn how the concepts of this course pull together and how to use functional consultant skills on Microsoft Power Platform engagements. They will also learn how solutions are used in Microsoft Power Platform and will be introduced to AI Builder.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
A Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant is responsible for creating and configuring apps, automations, and solutions. They act as the liaison between users and the implementation team. The functional consultant promotes utilization of solutions within an organization. The functional consultant may perform discovery, engage subject matter experts and stakeholders, capture requirements, and map requirements to features. They implement components of a solution including application enhancements, custom user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and simple visualizations.
Microsoft Power Platform empowers organizations to automate business processes, develop their own rich app experiences, and connect with customers better and faster. In this course, students will learn to perform discovery, capture requirements, engage subject matter experts and stakeholders, translate requirements, and configure Microsoft Power Platform solutions and apps.
They will supplement their learnings with hands-on labs to create application enhancements, custom user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and custom visualizations. Microsoft Power Platform is comprised of four key products: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents. In this course, we will cover these four applications in depth, with additional focus on Microsoft Dataverse, AI Builder, connectors, and portals.
Associated Certification:
Module 1: Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform
This module will provide the learner with background about Microsoft Power Platform and its 4 key components: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 2: Work with Dataverse
In this module, students will learn about creating a data model in Microsoft Dataverse, including importing data, using tabular reporting options, and configuring security. They will also learn about creating easy AI with AI Builder.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 3: Make model-driven apps with Power Apps
In this module, students will learn the business value of Power Apps model-driven apps. They will then learn to how to configure and design them, including user experience considerations.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 4: Make canvas apps with Power Apps
In this module, students will learn the business value of Power Apps canvas apps. They will then learn to how to configure and design them, including user experience considerations.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 5: Make portals with Power Apps
In this module, students will learn the business value of Power Apps portals. They will then learn to how to access Dataverse data in a portal and how portal authentication works.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 6: Introduction to automation
In this module, students will learn about business rules and when they can be used. Students will also get an overview of Power Automate.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 7: Build Power Automate cloud flows
In this module, students will learn the fundamentals of cloud flows, including triggers and flows. They will create two flows, including an approval flow.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 8: Build Power Automate desktop flows
In this module, students will learn what desktop flows are and how they are created. Students will also learn how desktop flows are used and how to use process advisor to better understand places to streamline workflows.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 9: Build business process flows
In this module, students will learn the value of business process flows and how to use the business process flow designer. They will also practice building business process flows and learn how they can be automated.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 10: Build chatbots with Power Virtual Agents
In this module, students will learn how to automate customer interactions with a chatbot using Power Virtual Agents.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 11: Analyze data with Power Bi
In this module, students will learn how to work with Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service to analyze data and create visualizations.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Module 12: Putting it all together
In this module, students will learn how the concepts of this course pull together and how to use functional consultant skills on Microsoft Power Platform engagements. They will also learn how solutions are used in Microsoft Power Platform and will be introduced to AI Builder.
Lesson
After completing this module, students will be able to:
A Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant is responsible for creating and configuring apps, automations, and solutions. They act as the liaison between users and the implementation team. The functional consultant promotes utilization of solutions within an organization. The functional consultant may perform discovery, engage subject matter experts and stakeholders, capture requirements, and map requirements to features. They implement components of a solution including application enhancements, custom user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and simple visualizations.