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 Duration 21 hours

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 in industrial and engineering organizations
  • The concept of Low-Code / No-Code development and its benefits for corporations
  • Details on licensing, environment architecture, and governance

Essentials of Power Apps

  • Distinguishing between app types (Canvas vs. Model-Driven)
  • Analyzing the structure of Canvas apps: screens, components, controls, and layout
  • Connecting to common data sources: SharePoint, Excel, SQL Server, and Dataverse
  • Linking to pre-existing data lists and document libraries
  • Implementing data validation and conditional logic

Practical exercises:

  • Building an inventory management application featuring input entries, output displays, and critical level alerts
  • Developing an equipment control and calibration app with expiration date tracking and status monitoring

Workflow Automation via Power Automate

  • Categories of flows: automated, instant, and scheduled
  • Configuring triggers and actions: initiating flows and connecting disparate tools
  • Integrating with Power Apps through buttons and trigger forms
  • Utilizing conditions, approvals, notifications, and automatic record creation
  • Strategies for designing reusable and efficient flows

Practical exercises:

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

Supervised Development: Corporate Projects

  • Efficient requirements gathering sessions with participants
  • Collaborative design of screens and flows for actual company scenarios
  • Constructing functional prototypes under instructor guidance
  • Conducting validation, refinement, and simulated testing

Best Practices, Governance, and Maintenance

  • Structuring environments (Development, Testing, and Production)
  • Oversight of permissions and data security protocols
  • Maintaining documentation and version control for applications and flows
  • Adhering to best practices for ongoing maintenance and scalability
  • Strategizing the evolution of solutions following the course completion

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of business process workflows
  • Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools (such as SharePoint and Excel)

Target Audience

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

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