Microsoft Power Platform: Learning Resources

Saurabh Pant, Principal Program Manager, den 15 april 2021

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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

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:
- Pro Microsoft Power Platform (published by Apress)
- Learn Microsoft Power Apps (by Matthew Weston)

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

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