Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect (PL-600)

The content of this intensive training is derived from the exam "PL-600: Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect".

Course content:
Module 1: Becoming a Solution Architect/Getting to know the customer

Lessons:

• Definition of a Solution Architect
• The role of a solution architect in projects
• Project methodology
• Get to know your customer
• Group exercise - getting to know the customer

Module 2: Conceptualization of the design based on the requirements

Lessons:

• How to manage the requirements elicitation
• Use of the fit-gap analysis
• Pillars of good architecture
• Designing the solution architecture
• Group exercise - design from requirements

Module 3: Project management and teamwork

Lessons:

• The role of the solution architect in project management
• Techniques to keep a project on track
• Scenarios that can lead to the failure of a project
• Group exercise - project management and teamwork

Module 4: Power Platform Architecture

Lessons:

• Key components of the Power Platform architecture
• Understand how platform design and boundaries influence solution architectures
• Updates and function releases
• Understand how to communicate how the platform meets customer requirements

Module 5: Data modeling

Lessons:

• Influence of the data model
• Data model strategy
• Data types
• Data relationships
• Group exercise - data modeling

Module 6: Analytics and artificial intelligence

Lessons:

• Planning and evaluation of requirements
• Operational reporting
• Power BI
• Enterprise BI
• Pre-built insights and custom AI

Module 7: Power apps architecture

Lessons:

• Discuss options for apps and decide where to start
• Discuss options for the app compilation
• Using components as part of your app architecture
• Considerations for including portals as an app in your architecture
• Group exercise - topics of the Power Apps architecture

Module 8: Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)

Lessons:

• Microsoft vision and the role of the Solution Architect in ALM
• Environmental strategies
• Definition of a solution structure for your project
• Exercise: ALM Hands-on Lab

Module 9: Power-Automate architecture

Lessons:

• Discuss options for automation and custom logic
• Review considerations for the use of triggers and general actions
• Exploring the use of Business Process Flows (BPF) to guide users through business processes
• Group exercise - Evaluation of scenarios for the use of Power Automate

Module 10: Security Modeling

Lessons:

• The role of the solution architect in security modeling
• Exploring and learning about your client's environment
• Control access to environments and resources
• Control of access to CDS data
• Group exercise - security modeling

Module 11: Integration

Lessons:

• The role of the solution architect in integration
• What is integration and why do we need it?
• Platform functions that enable integration
• Publication of CDS events
• Scenarios for group discussions

Module 12: Dynamics 365 application architecture

Lessons:

• The role of the Solution Architect in the provision of Dynamics 365 applications
• Architecture considerations for primary applications
• Group exercise - app-specific working groups evaluate the requirements

Module 13: Architecture of Power Virtual Agents

Lessons:

• Chatbot options
• Chatbot concepts
• Best Practices
• Integration of chatbots
• Power Virtual Agents in Microsoft Teams

Module 14: Automation of robotic processes

Lessons:

• Power Automate Desktop
• Recording and processing tasks
• Executing desktop processes
• Process consultant

Module 15: Testing and Go-Live

Lessons:

• The role of the solution architect in testing and go-live
• Planning for testing
• Planning for go-live