MS-PL600T00: Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect

The Solution Architect leads successful implementations and focuses on how solutions address the broader business and technical needs of organizations.  This module covers what it takes to get started as a Solution Architect and as key member of the overall project team.

Lessons:

- Introduction to becoming a solution architect

- Existing product and platform skills

- Expectations of a solution architect

- Solution architect role during project phases

- Pillars of a great architecture

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

This module explains:

- What is expected of a solution architect?

- The role of a solution architect during the project phases.

In this module, students will learn how to ask customers questions about their business processes and feature requirements to create a viable solution.

Lessons:

- Introduction and discovery overview

- Initial customer discovery

- Customer discovery meetings

- Customer communication strategy

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

In this module, you will:

- Learn about initial customer discovery.

- Discover customer communication strategies.

In this module, students will learn how to propose a solution by identifying solution components, developing Demos or POC’s, identifying integrations with third party solutions and recognising strengths and shortfalls of a solution

Lessons:

- Introduction and overview to proposing a solution

- Identify solution components

- Develop and validate a demo

- Identify potential third-party components

- Recognize strengths and weaknesses in a solution

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

In this module, you will:

- Identify solution components.

- Develop and validate a demo.

It is important to capture the customer’s needs accurately. This module explains how to capture requirements and identify functional and non-functional items.

Lessons:

- Introduction

- Lead requirement capture sessions

- Identify functional requirements

- Identify non-functional requirements

- Confirm and finalize requirements

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

In this module, you will:

- Learn about leading requirement capture sessions.

- Learn about functional and non-functional requirements.

A fit gap analysis identifies the difference between the known requirements and the proposed or current solution. This module covers performing a fit gap analysis.

Lessons:

- Introduction to fit gap analysis

- Determine feasibility of requirements

- Refine requirements from proof of concept insights

- Categorize business requirements and perform gap fit analysis

- Evaluate Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform apps

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

This module explains how to:

- Determine feasibility of requirements.

- Refine requirements from proof of concept insights.

- Categorize business requirements and perform a fit gap analysis.

- Evaluate Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform apps.

The solution architect for Microsoft Power Platform has a key role on a project. Typically, the solution architect will implement governance, change processes, and monitor the project progress. This module explains the role of the solution architect in implementing project governance.

Lessons:

- Introduction to project governance

- Project governance

- Solution architect’s role in project governance

- Techniques for keeping a project on track

- Work as a team

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

In this module, you will:

- Learn about the solution architect’s role in project governance.

- Identify techniques for keeping a project on track.

- Explore scenarios that could cause a project to fail.

Solution Architects are responsible for a solution’s overall design. Understanding the capabilities of Power Apps is imperative when designing apps for a solution. This module explains the different types of apps, the differences between apps, and when and which type(s) of apps to use.

Lessons:

- Introduction

- Environments

- Environment data location

- Work with data

- Custom logic

- Platform limits

- High availability and disaster recovery considerations

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

In this module, you will:

- Review the key Power Platform architecture components.

- Explore how the platform's design and limits can influence solution architectures.

- Review how to communicate with the customer on how the platform can meet their needs.

Solution Architects are responsible for a solution’s overall design. Understanding the capabilities of Power Apps is imperative when designing apps for a solution. This module explains the different types of apps, the differences between apps, and when and which type(s) of apps to use.

Lessons:

- Introduction

- Common app patterns

- App composition

- Components

- Optimize canvas apps

- Microsoft Teams and Power Apps

- Portal apps

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

In this module, you will:

- Explore options for apps and how to choose where to start.

- Explore app composition options.

- Learn how to use components as part of your app architecture.

- Discover when to include Power Apps portals as an app in your architecture.

Solution architects are responsible for a solution’s overall design. Understanding the capabilities of Power Automate is imperative when designing the automation for the solution. This module focuses on Power Automate and its capabilities.

Lessons:

- Introduction

- Triggers

- Common actions

- Error handling

- Best practice

- Business process flows

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

In this module, you will:

- Review options for automation and custom logic.

- Review considerations for using triggers and common actions.

- Explore how to use business process flows to guide users through business processes.

Increasingly, copilots are becoming an important component of business applications. Solution Architects need to understand the capabilities of Microsoft Copilot Studio when designing a Microsoft Power Platform solution. This module provides an in-depth description of Microsoft Copilot Studio and its capabilities.

Lessons:

- Introduction

- Agent building options

- Agent concepts

- Best practices

- Integrate agents

- Microsoft Copilot Studio in Teams

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

In this module, you will:

- Explore options for agents and how to choose where to start.

- Explore scenarios for agents.

- Learn about the components of Microsoft Copilot Studio.

Robotic process automation helps with the automation of legacy applications. Solution architects are required to know the capabilities of Power Automate for desktop when they are integrating a Microsoft Power Platform solution. This module will explain Power Automate Desktop and its capabilities.

Lessons:

- Introduction

- Power Automate for desktop

- Record and edit tasks

- Run desktop flows

- Process mining

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

In this module, you will:

- Explore options for automation and how to choose where to start.

- Explore scenarios for Power Automate for desktop.

- Learn about the components for running Power Automate for desktop flows.

This module explains the solution architect's role in data modelling for Power Platform and the trade-offs for modelling data in Power Platform solutions.

Lessons:

- Introduction

- Common Data Model

- Data modelling

- Choose a data store

- Data modelling for Dataverse

- Best practices for Dataverse

- Exercise - Model data

- Architecture of Fabrikam data model and devices

- Report data and handle primary visitors

- Handle visitors, waivers, and photos

- Example data model solution

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

In this module, you will:

- Learn about data modelling influencers.

- Discover various data model strategies.

- Learn about data types and data relationships.

A Solution Architect for Microsoft Power Platform evaluates the needs for reporting and then identifies the best approach. This module examines the available reporting and analytics options for Power Platform.

Lessons:

- Introduction

- Power Platform reporting capabilities

- Power BI overview

- Data requirements

- Power BI and Power Platform

- Dataflows

- AI

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

In this module, you will:

- Discover the planning and evaluating requirements.

- Learn about operational reporting.

- Review the capabilities of Microsoft Power BI and how to use it with Power Platform components.

- Learn how to use pre-built insights and custom AI.

Solution Architects for Microsoft Power Platform lead the design of integrations. This module explores the issues that occur during integration with Power Platform solutions.

Lessons:

- Introduction

- Integration challenges

- Inbound data integration

- Outbound data integration

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

In this module, you will:

- Learn about the solution architect’s role in integrations.

- Learn about integration and why it is necessary.

- Discover Power Platform features that help enable integration.

- Use the capabilities of Microsoft Azure.

Solution Architects for Microsoft Power Platform need to define the environment strategy and application lifecycle management (ALM) for transporting work from development to test to production.

Lessons:

- Introduction

- Key considerations for ALM

- Solutions

- Configuration and reference data

- Release process

- ALM with Azure DevOps

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

In this module, you will:

- Learn about Microsoft's vision and the solution architect’s role in ALM.

- Review environment strategies.

- Define a solution structure for your deliverables.

Proper testing is important to help ensure the project's success. The solution architect plays a key role in ensuring a project is properly tested.

Lessons:

- Introduction

- Plan for go-live

- Data migration

- Plan for go-live

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

In this module, you will:

- Review the solution architect’s role with testing and go-live.

- Learn about the data migration process and deployment.

- Learn about the testing process.

- Discover how to plan for go-live.

The Solution Architect leads successful implementations and focuses on how solutions address the broader business and technical needs of organizations.  This module covers what it takes to get started as a Solution Architect and as key member of the overall project team.

Lessons:

- Introduction to becoming a solution architect

- Existing product and platform skills

- Expectations of a solution architect

- Solution architect role during project phases

- Pillars of a great architecture

- Check your knowledge

- Summary

This module explains:

- What is expected of a solution architect?

- The role of a solution architect during the project phases.

In this challenge project, you are creating your own solutions to the stated problems for a customer. You are analysing and architecting solutions based on a series of sheets in a planning workbook.

Lessons:

- Introduction

- Prepare

- Exercise - Create solutions for customers using Power Platform

- Module assessment

- Summary

In this module, you demonstrate your ability to:

- Choose a customer based on a provided industry

- Get to know the customer

- Evaluate the current state of technology

- Compare to the stated needs

- Perform discovery and planning exercises

- Complete the project workbook