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Microsoft Power Platform Enterprise Architecture

By : Robert Rybaric
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Microsoft Power Platform Enterprise Architecture

By: Robert Rybaric

Overview of this book

For forward-looking architects and decision makers who want to craft complex solutions to serve growing business needs, Microsoft Power Platform Enterprise Architecture offers an array of architectural best practices and techniques. With this book, you’ll learn how to design robust software using the tools available in the Power Platform suite and be able to integrate them seamlessly with various Microsoft 365 and Azure components. Unlike most other resources that are overwhelmingly long and unstructured, this book covers essential concepts using concise yet practical examples to help you save time. You’ll develop the skills you need to architect, design, and manage a complex solution as you follow the journey of a fictitious enterprise customer as they enter the world of Power Platform. Throughout the book, you’ll discover how to combine the functionality of Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents with various methodologies to effectively address application lifecycle management, security, and extensibility. Finally, you'll learn how to overcome common challenges in migrating data to and from Microsoft Power Platform using proven techniques. By the end of this book, you’ll have the strategic perspective of an enterprise architect to make accurate architectural decisions for your complex Power Platform projects.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
1
Section 1: The Basics
4
Section 2: The Architecture
8
Section 3: Implementation

Chapter 6: Implementation Approach and Methodologies

In this chapter, we will describe all aspects of software implementation projects with a specific focus on the Power Platform. Implementing a Power Platform solution for a large international or global customer with an extensive number of detailed and complicated requirements can be a very complex and lengthy undertaking. It is very important to understand the recommended project implementation methodologies and typical project setup with roles and responsibilities as well as the whole project lifecycle.

In this chapter, we will cover the following main topics:

  • Getting an overview of the implementation approach
  • Understanding customer enterprise architecture and environment
  • Overview of the project implementation methodologies and tools
  • Project setup with the project structure, roles, and responsibilities
  • Overview of the project phases, activities, and outputs
  • Contoso Inc. project setup