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Microsoft Power Platform Mastery: Functional Consultant Certification

Simplify, Automate, and Empower Business Processes with Microsoft Power Platform

Duration

3 Days (8 hours per day)

Level

Intermediate Level

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This intensive 3-day training program is designed to prepare participants for the Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant Certification (PL-200). It will provide immersive, hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform applications, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents to help you design, build, and implement effective and scalable business solutions. that leverage the Power Platform’s capabilities to meet diverse business needs and drive digital transformation.

Outcomes:
By the end of this course, participants will be proficient in designing and implementing solutions using Microsoft Power Platform tools. They will gain the confidence to act as a Functional Consultant, guiding businesses in streamlining their processes, usher in digital transformation, and maximizing technology adoption. They will also learn how to map business requirements to platform features, ensuring the solutions meet organizational objectives and demonstrate expertise in configuring Power Platform environments and security. Ultimately, they will be fully prepared for the Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant Certification (PL-200) exam.

Key Takeaways:

  • Perform business discovery and map requirements to Power Platform features
  • Build custom Power Apps and automate workflows using Power Automate
  • Implement system integrations and data conversions
  • Develop simple visualizations and custom user experiences
  • Gain hands-on experience with an end-to-end solution in a 1-day workshop
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  • Aspiring Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultants
  • Business Analysts and IT professionals seeking to automate business processes and solve business challenges using Power Platform
  • Functional consultants aiming to build proficiency in Microsoft Power Platform
  • Individuals preparing for the Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant certification (PL-200)
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  • Key components of Power Platform: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Virtual Agents, Dataverse
  • Roles and responsibilities of a Power Platform Functional Consultant.
  • Overview of the PL-200 certification exam objectives, core topics, and exam-taking strategies
  • Setting up and managing environments within Power Platform
  • Security fundamentals: configuring security roles, users, and teams
  • Defining Dataverse environments, table-level security, and business unit hierarchies
  • Introduction to solution management and application lifecycle management (ALM)
  • Understanding Dataverse data architecture: tables, columns, rows, and relationships
  • Configuring table types: standard, custom, activity, and virtual tables
  • Implementing Dataverse business rules, calculated columns, rollup columns, and relationships
  • Integrating external data sources (SQL, SharePoint) and best practices for data management

Hands-On Labs

  • Setting up and securing Power Platform environments
  • Creating and managing tables, columns, and relationships within Dataverse
  • Configuring business rules, data validation, and security roles
  • Key differences between canvas apps and model-driven apps
  • Core Power Apps components: screens, galleries, forms, and controls
  • Building basic canvas apps with custom layouts, data connections, and navigation
  • Creating model-driven apps with Dataverse as the primary data source
  • Using formulas, conditions, and expressions to manage app behavior
  • Data handling with collections, patching, and data binding techniques
  • Working with media, interactive controls, and advanced UX customization
  • Customizing forms, views, and dashboards in model-driven apps
  • Configuring business process flows (BPFs) to enforce business processes
  • Implementing business rules for conditional data validation and automation
  • Introduction to Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) for custom controls

Hands-On Labs

  • Building a basic canvas app and model-driven app with Dataverse data
  • Applying business rules, conditional formatting, and custom UX elements
  • Configuring business process flows for an end-to-end scenario
  • Overview of Power Automate flows: automated, instant, scheduled, and business process flows
  • Core concepts of triggers, actions, conditions, and loops
  • Creating simple flows to automate repetitive tasks and notifications
  • Building complex flows with conditions, approvals, and branching
  • Integrating Power Automate with external services and systems using connectors
  • Automating business workflows using business process flows and integration with Power Apps
  • Connecting flows to Dataverse for data manipulation and automation
  • Implementing flow security and permissions for sensitive data operations
  • Custom connectors and integration with third-party systems

Hands-On Labs

  • Creating multi-step flows for automated notifications, approvals, and data integration
  • Developing business process flows for structured task management
  • Configuring and testing custom connectors
  • Overview of Power BI service, desktop, and Power BI integration with Power Platform
  • Data modeling basics: tables, relationships, calculated columns, and measures
  • Creating and publishing reports and dashboards for visual insights
  • Using Power BI in Power Apps and model-driven app views
  • Embedding Power BI reports into canvas apps and model-driven dashboards
  • Implementing dynamic filtering, row-level security, and user permissions
  • Using DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) for advanced calculations
  • Setting up and managing Power BI gateways for live data connections
  • Scheduling and automating data refreshes for up-to-date insights

Hands-On Labs

  • Building a Power BI report and integrating it with Power Apps
  • Configuring visualizations, slicers, and drill-through reports
  • Implementing row-level security and publishing dashboards for team access
  • Introduction to Power Virtual Agents and bot-building basics
  • Creating bot topics, trigger phrases, and conditional branching
  • Integrating Power Virtual Agents with Power Automate for extended functionality
  • Best practices for chatbot deployment and monitoring
  • Understanding Power Platform governance: security models, compliance, and policies
  • Managing environment strategies and solution ALM with Power Platform Admin Center
  • Monitoring applications, data, and flows for performance and troubleshooting
  • Review of key PL-200 exam domains and skills required for certification
  • Practice scenarios, sample questions, and discussion of best practices
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  • Basic understanding of business processes and workflows
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Office 365 applications is helpful
  • No prior experience with Power Platform required, but basic knowledge of cloud computing is recommended

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