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1. Part 1:Introduction

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Power Platform Solution Architecture FREE CHAPTER

• Laying the foundations for great solution architecture
• Understanding your role as a Power Platform solutions architect
• Power Platform architecture overview
• Microsoft’s cloud-based ecosystem
• A hands-on approach to Power Platform solution architecture
• Lessons learned
• Summary
• Further reading

3. Chapter 2: The Digital Transformation Case Study

• Introducing Skyline Harbor
• Understanding the current architecture
• The goal
• Summary

4. Part 2: Requirements Analysis, Solution Envisioning, and the Implementation Roadmap

5. Chapter 3: Discovery and Initial Solution Planning

• Discovering the business and its needs
• Identifying solutions within Power Platform and other Microsoft cloud services
• Leveraging AppSource apps, third-party applications, and other solutions
• An early view of the migration effort
• Summary

6. Chapter 4: Identifying Business Processes, Risk Factors, and Success Criteria

• Conducting high-level discovery workshops
• Understanding the organization’s key success criteria
• Facilitating understanding through high-level processes and data modeling
• Case study – modeling existing and proposed business processes
• Identifying automation opportunities and process optimization
• Balancing digital transformation risk factors through planning and mitigation
• Summary

7. Chapter 5: Understanding the Existing Architectural Landscape

• Evaluating the current architectural landscape
• Identifying Power Platform data sources, their usage, and their quality standards
• Documenting the organization’s architecture
• Anticipating future challenges
• Summary

8. Chapter 6: Requirements Analysis and Engineering for Solution Architecture

• Effective requirements analysis and engineering overview
• Preparing the requirements capture sessions
• Case study – Preparing the requirements capture sessions
• Delivering the requirements capture sessions
• Post-requirement capture review and sign-off
• Summary

9. Chapter 7: Conducting Effective Fit Gap Analysis in Power Platform

• Introduction to fit gap analysis
• In-depth feasibility analysis
• Best fit analysis – aligning Microsoft product capabilities
• Evaluating AppSource, third-party, and custom solutions to fill functional gaps
• Licensing and API limit considerations in fit gap analysis
• Validating solutions through POC implementations
• Summary

10. Part 3: Architecting the Power Platform Solution

11. Chapter 8: Designing a Power Platform Solution

• Defining a Power Platform solution architecture topology
• Power Platform detailed design
• Facilitating understanding through descriptive visual designs
• Designing UX prototypes for customer-facing and internal applications
• Designing data migration strategies
• Defining an ALM process
• Summary

12. Chapter 9: Effective Power Platform Data Modeling

• Translating complex business requirements into visual data models
• Deciding factors for integrating or importing external data sources
• Defining extensible Power Platform data models
• Optimal reference and configuration data modeling strategies
• Establishing table relationships and cascade behaviors
• Power Platform data modeling best practices
• Summary
• References

13. Chapter 10: Power Platform Integration Strategies

• Introduction to Power Platform integrations
• Steps for a successful Power Platform integration
• Designing integrations between Power Platform and Microsoft 365
• Designing integrations with on-premise and cloud-based systems
• Defining inbound and outbound authentication strategies
• Designing a business continuity strategy for Power Platform integrations
• Summary

14. Chapter 11: Defining Power Platform Security Concepts

• Designing the Power Platform core security model
• Defining DLP policies for Power Platform solutions
• Securing Dataverse-based applications
• Defining access routes for external Power Platform users
• Summary

15. Part 4: Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence

16. Chapter 12: Power Platform and AI

• AI Builder – an architect’s overview
• AI Builder – planning the solution
• Case study – automated invoice processing at Skyline Harbor
• AI Builder case study conclusion
• Integrating Power Platform and Azure OpenAI GPT models
• Power Platform Power Platform LLM design patterns
• Case study – Advanced customer feedback analysis at Skyline Harbor
• Summary

17. Chapter 13: Copilot

• Overview of Copilots in Power Platform
• Power Apps Copilot
• Power Automate Copilot
• Power Pages Copilot
• Copilot Studio
• Planning Power Platform Copilots
• Case study: Power Platform Copilots at Skyline Harbor
• Summary

18. Part 5: Implementing Solid Power Platform Solutions

19. Chapter 14: Validating the Solution’s Design and Implementation

• A continuous review of detailed designs and their resulting implementation
• Validating compliance with the defined security requirements
• Implementing solutions that work within Power Platform API limits
• Resolving business automation conflicts
• Resolving integration conflicts
• Summary

20. Chapter 15: Power Platform Implementation Strategies

• Power Platform environment and tenant configurations
• Optimizing the output of cross-functional Power Platform development teams
• Implementing effective test strategies for Power Platform solutions
• Summary

21. Chapter 16: Power Platform ALM

• Selecting the right Power Platform ALM solution for your project
• Using Power Platform pipelines for ALM
• Using Azure DevOps for ALM
• Summary

22. Chapter 17: Go-Live Strategies and Support

• Selecting a go-live strategy
• Preparing for go-live
• Rolling out the production environment
• Summary

23. Chapter 18: Setting Up a Power Platform Center of Excellence

• What is a Power Platform CoE?
• Establishing your CoE: From vision to reality
• Introducing the CoE Starter Kit: A tool to support your CoE
• Setting up the CoE Starter Kit
• When and how to leverage the CoE’s capabilities
• Case study: Skyline Harbor implements a Power Platform CoE
• Summary

24. Part 6: Power Platform Solution Architect Certification Prep

25. Chapter 19: Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert Certification Prep

• The benefits of becoming a Microsoft Certified Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
• PL-600 example questions
• PL-600 answers
• Recommended further reading and additional learning materials
• Summary

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