Learn the Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals in a Day

Description

This course gives a basic understanding of  the fundamentals of Power Virtual Agents, Power Automate & Power Apps as well as touching on Power BI at a very high level. (Power BI is covered on a separate course I am currently building out).

The course is built around a process that I used to manually complete for a previous employer where we will build a Power App using Microsoft Power Apps to track tasks on houses that are being built (store the data on SharePoint for simplicity) and then utilize Power Virtual Agents to show users how to enable the bots (within Microsoft Teams) to point users to the location of documents that may be scattered across different SharePoint sites such as loan documents, budgets and sales contracts (in the course of example). I see a huge use for these bots within HR & IT teams specifically to handle repetitive questions.

I then show you can set up simple flows in Power Automate to save down attachments from specific senders (in the course example - saving down the attachments of the inspections the bank has organized of the units) as well as some other simple flows saving data from Microsoft Forms again on SharePoint & building out fully automated processes using the approvals app within Microsoft Teams.

Once the app, bot & flow are complete, the final step is then creating a simple Power BI report and utilizing Power Automate to send a snapshot of the table with the latest tasks completed every 2 weeks to a specific sender (the bank in this example) requesting a draw with the date the tasks were completed and the budget amounts of those tasks (all collected in the app).

Finally, this course is very high level, and I suggest to all learners to utilize ChatGPT for the more technical stuff such as the coding element/formula in a Power Apps, but this is covered on the course where I demonstrate how to utilize ChatGPT to the best of it's ability to help with the formula in Power Apps.

Who this course is for:

• Business Analysts: Looking to automate routine tasks and processes, interested in creating custom applications without extensive coding knowledge & aiming to improve data visualization and reporting capabilities.
• IT Professionals: Seeking to streamline business operations through automation, wanting to integrate different systems and services seamlessly & desiring to support their organization in digital transformation initiatives.
• Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners: Aiming to develop cost-effective solutions to manage their business processes, interested in leveraging technology to gain competitive advantages & looking to enhance customer engagement and operational efficiency.
• Students and Graduates: Aspiring to gain skills in one of the most in-demand areas of technology, looking to add practical, hands-on experience with industry-standard tools to their resume & wanting to build a strong foundation in low-code/no-code development.
• Project Managers: Seeking to improve project workflows and task management, interested in automating repetitive tasks to focus on strategic planning & looking to provide their teams with efficient tools for better collaboration and productivity.
• HR Professionals: Aiming to automate HR processes such as onboarding, leave management, and employee feedback, interested in creating custom applications to manage employee data and analytics & looking to enhance the overall employee experience through efficient digital solutions.
• Anyone Interested in Automation and App Development: Enthusiastic about learning how to automate tasks and create applications without deep coding knowledge, keen to explore the capabilities of Power Virtual Agents, Power Automate, and Power Apps & looking to solve real-world problems with practical, easy-to-implement solutions.