Microsoft Power Platform: Learning Resources
As members of the Power CAT team, we often get asked for a summary of resources to share with customers on their Power Platform journey. Below is a set of links we’ve curated to help novice, intermediate and advanced users as they take this journey with us.
The shortcut for this blog post is https://aka.ms/PowerPlatformResources.
I am NEW, help me get started
- Building Tech Intensity with Microsoft Power Platform – Satya Nadella at Microsoft Ignite | Blog post by James Phillips
- Low code revolution – presentation by Charles Lamanna | Power Platform demo
- Announcements at Microsoft Ignite – blog
- Overview websites – Power Platform | Power Apps | Power Automate | Power BI | Power Virtual Agents | Microsoft Dataverse
- Customer stories, videos and presentations – https://aka.ms/PowerPlatformStories
- Microsoft Ignite 2021 – sessions to watch
- Create your first – Canvas App | Model-driven app | Flow | Dashboard | Chatbot
- Training labs – App in a Day | Flow in a Day | Power Virtual Agents in a Day | RPA in a Day | More labs
- Take the free Power Platform course on Udacity – https://aka.ms/UdacityPower, #Udacity
- Browse documentation – Power Apps | Power Automate | Power Virtual Agents | Power BI | Microsoft Dataverse | Connectors
- Sign-in and explore samples and templates – Power Apps | Power Automate | Power Virtual Agents
- Power Platform Admin Center – documentation | portal
- Microsoft Mechanics videos – Power Platform playlist
- YouTube channels – Power Platform | Power Apps | Power Automate | Power BI | Power Virtual Agents
- Community – home page | user groups | resources deck | #PoPCC 2020
- Get expert help from partners – https://powerapps.microsoft.com/partners/
- Licensing – Understanding Power Platform licensing article | licensing guide | FAQ
- Resources curated by the community each week – Power Platform Weekly
- Additional curated learning resources lists: Power Automate | Power Virtual Agents
I have SOME EXPERIENCE
- *new* Power Platform Adoption – homepage | workbook | best practices | maturity model
- Power Platform Guidance Center – documentation | architecture video series
- 2021 updates – April 2021 launch event | Demo by Charles Lamanna
- 2021 release waves: Wave 2 (Oct 2021 – Apr 2022) | Wave 1 (Apr 2021 – Sep 2021)
- Latest shipped features – Weekly release notes
- Conference sessions – Ignite 2021 | Power Platform Community Conference | Ignite 2020
- Intermediate / advanced architecture series – Power CAT Live
- Useful Power Apps reference – Controls and properties | Formulas
- Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) gallery – community gallery
- Additional labs – Power Platform labs and challenges | Power Platform labs
- Power Automate how-to videos – webinars and videos gallery
- Power Automate guidance – Enterprise automation techniques for RPA | Planning a Power Automate project
- Real-world usage patterns – architecture patterns | scenario patterns | index of stories by scenario category
I am interested in ADMINISTRATION & GOVERNANCE
- Power Platform Admin Center – video | documentation
- Power Platform Governance – whitepaper | Admin in a Day lab | blog posts
- Establishing a Center of Excellence – CoE Starter Kit | videos | adoption maturity model
- Power Platform Governance Enhancements – Feb 2021 – blog post
- Power Platform Guidance Center: documentation | architecture video series
- Conference presentations: Ignite 2020 | MBAS 2019 |
- Build a customized Admin experience using the Power Apps admin connectors – blog post with sample admin dashboard | admin connector documentation
- Strategies for improving app discoverability in your enterprise – part 1 | part 2 | part 3
- Security and certifications – Microsoft Trust Center
- Manage Power Apps licenses in your organization – documentation | FAQ | licensing guide | planning and managing licensing and capacity (Ignite 2019)
- Pricing and licensing – Summary | Licensing documentation
- Licensing Terms & SLA information of Microsoft Power Apps and other online Services – Online Services
- Microsoft’s approach to deploying Power Apps for all employees – blog post | Pat Dunn’s presentation at Biz Apps Summit
Resources for PRO DEVELOPERS and FUSION TEAMS
- Microsoft Power Platform is the best way for teams to build together – blog post with resources
- Pro-dev features and learning paths – webinar | learning path | ebook | BUILD session
- New Power Apps developer plan – get started | documentation
- Microsoft Mechanics episode on pro-dev adoption of Power Platform – blog | video
- Low code application development on Azure – landing page | YouTube video playlist | tours
- Power Apps and Microsoft Azure better together – landing page | TEI report | ROI calculator
- POWERful Devs virtual conference and ongoing videos – video series
- Additional pro-dev topics:
- Azure APIM Connector on the Power Platform – blog post
- GitHub actions for Power Platform – blog post
- Power Apps for enterprise developers – documentation
- Register and use custom connections – documentation
- Build and certify your own connector – blog post | documentation
- Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) – documentation | community gallery
- Calling Azure AD protected Azure Functions using a Custom Connector – blog post | documentation
- Register and use custom connectors in Power Apps
I am a MICROSOFT PARTNER
- Start at https://powerapps.microsoft.com/partners/
- Join the Power Apps Partner Program
- Become a Recognized Solution Architect
- You can also sign-up to deliver trainings for our customers
- View Power Platform partner stories
Show me REAL WORLD CUSTOMER STORIES
- The list below is now being maintained and updated at – https://aka.ms/PowerPlatformStories
- Real world use cases – MBAS 2020 presentations | Customer stories | Power Apps Champs | MBAS 2019 presentations | 30 stories in 60 minutes – podcast
- Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance: customer story | MBAS presentation
- American Red Cross: video | customer story | MBAS 2019 presentation
- Armanino: customer story
- Arriva London: customer story | video
- Autoglass (part of Belron group): customer story | customer presentation
- Blackmores group: customer story | MBAS presentation
- Capitol Records: customer story
- City of Kobe: customer story
- Coca-Cola United: MBAS presentation
- Chevron: MBAS presentation | Center of Excellence deep dive
- C.H. Robinson: customer story
- Custom Air Products and Services: customer story | presentation | demo
- DriveTime: customer story | Ignite 2017 presentation
- Ecolab: MBAS presentation
- Electrolock: customer story
- Eneco Group: customer story
- Environment Canterbury: customer story
- G&J Pepsi: customer story | video | AI Builder demo at Inspire Corenote | MBAS presentation
- GSK: MBAS presentation | download presentation
- Hawkary Pharmaceuticals: customer story
- Hexion: customer story
- IKEA Sweden: customer story
- illimity Bank: customer story | MBAS presentation (12:55min mark)
- Integrated Power Services (IPS): customer story | Demo at Ignite keynote
- Inter Pipeline: MBAS presentation – bottom-up innovation | MBAS 2020 presentation – solutions
- Island Council of Tenerife: customer story
- Island of Jersey: customer story
- Kelly Roofing: customer story
- Leonard Cheshire: customer story | blog series | news article | MBAS presentation
- Leonardo Global Solutions: customer story
- Loblaws: MBAS presentation
- London Heathrow Airport: video | customer story
- Metro Bank: customer story | Ignite presentation with demo | Forbes article
- Microsoft Account Planning: customer story | MBAS presentation (15:30min mark)
- Microsoft HR: customer story | Technical case study | MBAS presentation | Demos
- Microsoft Operations: Intelligent launch assistant
- National Trust: Demo by National Trust CIO | Ignite video
- North State Grocery: customer story
- Partners In Health: customer story | MBAS presentation
- Paypal: customer story
- Priceline stores (Australian Pharmaceutical Industries): customer story | news article
- Pinnacle Group: customer story | slide deck
- Purdue University: blog post with template
- R3 Retail Development: customer story | Ignite presentation
- Regal Beloit: MBAS presentation | Download presentation
- Reliable Electric: customer story
- Schlumberger: customer story | webinar | MBAS presentation | Presentation PDF
- SNCF: customer story | Video
- Standard Bank: customer story | MBAS presentation | Ignite demo
- Seattle Visiting Nurses Association (SVNA): customer story video
- Swiss Federal Railway (SBB): MBAS presentation | Presentation PDF
- Tacoma Public Schools: video | customer story | demo
- Team Rubicon: blog post | Mechanics demo
- Telstra: customer story | MBAS presentation (25mins) | MBAS presentation (5 mins) | Ignite presentation
- T-Mobile: customer story | MBAS presentation video
- Total Solar (France): customer story
- Toyota: customer story – CoE and Power Apps | customer story – Power Automate
- TransAlta: customer story | Ignite presentation
- Ward Services: Ignite presentation
- Virgin Atlantic: customer story | video and case study
- Visiting Nurse Service & Hospice of Suffolk (VNSHS): customer story
Customer story videos
For the latest list, see – https://aka.ms/PowerPlatformVideos
- American Red Cross – video
- Arriva London – video
- Autoglass (part of Belron group) – video 1 | video 2
- Brian Dang – video
- G&J Pepsi – video
- London Heathrow Airport – Samit Saini – video 1 | video 2
- SNCF – video
- Sterling Bank Nigeria – Foyin Olajide-Bello – video
- Tacoma Public Schools – Lauren Taylor – Ignite 2020 video | customer story video
- T-Mobile – video
- Telstra – video
- Virgin Atlantic – video
How do I GET INVOLVED and STAY CONNECTED
- Ways to collaborate with the Power Apps team – blog post
- Stay updated – product team blog | webinars
- Community sites – main community page | forums | community blog | best practices & app gallery
- Get support – blog post | support page
- Submit an idea
CONNECTORS AND DATA INTEGRATION
- Power Platform connectors – documentation | Power Automate connectors list
- Data integrator – documentation
- Power Query – documentation
- On-premises data gateway – documentation
- Common Data Model – documentation and printable CDM poster
- Microsoft Dataverse and Power BI – documentation
- Introduction to the Microsoft Common Data Model – Ignite 2019 talk
I use SHAREPOINT, how can I integrate with Power Apps
- SharePoint welcomes Power Apps and Flow
- Integrate Power Apps with SharePoint Online
- The Power Platform for SharePoint people (Ignite 2019)
- Power Apps, the successor to InfoPath | Modernize InfoPath forms with Power Apps
- Custom list forms in SharePoint with Power Apps – blog post | demo | documentation
- Reinvent business processes in SharePoint – blog post
- Pro tips for transitioning from InfoPath to Power Apps – part 1 | part 2
- Embed Power Apps in SharePoint pages – blog post
- SharePoint Online document libraries supported in Canvas apps – blog post | documentation
I use ACCESS WEB APPS, how can I leverage Power Apps
- Introduction to Microsoft Power Apps for Access web apps developers
- Access Services in SharePoint Roadmap
LABS, CERTIFICATIONS, COURSES & BOOKS
- Summary list of labs and training content – https://aka.ms/PowerPlatformLabs
- Microsoft certifications – Power Platform Exams & Certifications | PL-100 | PL-200 | PL-400 | PL-900 |
- Pluralsight – Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
- LinkedIn Learning – Power Platform classes
- Udemy – Power Platform classes | Power Apps | Power Automate | Power BI
- Power Platform Academy by Rory Neary – free courses
- Books:
BEST PRACTICES & COMMON USE CASES
- Community content – community app and component gallery | working with data | design discussion
- UX/UI design tips – video | UX patterns | managing fonts and colors
- Performance best practices: documentation | optimization techniques | performance considerations | more tips
- Power Apps accessibility guidelines – blog post
- Customize list forms in SharePoint with Power Apps – blog post | demo | documentation
- Access web apps migration to Power Apps – whitepaper
- Approval workflows – blog post |documentation | guided learning
- Using the on-premises gateway – overview | installation & FAQ | proxy configuration
- Build an offline app – blog post
- Creating dialogs in Power Apps – blog post | video
- Display a map using the Image control – step-by-step walkthrough | video
- Send an email from your Power Apps app – video
- Connect to Microsoft Cognitive Services – video
- Implement role-based security – blog post
- Build a customized interactive calendar – step-by-step guide
- Notify user that new data is available – step-by-step guide | push notifications feature
- Deep link into an app using URL parameters – step-by-step guide
- Audit scenario solution – blog post from community member
PRODUCT PAGES
Power Apps
- Website | Blog | Documentation | Community | Suggest Ideas | Webinars
- Product updates
- Guided Learning | YouTube playlist
- Licensing / Pricing
- Support – known issues | view/report issues | create a support ticket
Power Automate
- Website | Blog | Documentation | Community | Suggest Ideas | Webinars
- Product updates
- Guided Learning | YouTube Playlist
- Licensing / Pricing
- Support
Power Virtual Agents
- Website | Blog | Documentation | Community | Suggest Ideas
- Guided Learning | YouTube Playlist
- Licensing / Pricing