The Solution Architect is responsible for the successful design, implementation, deployment and adoption of an overall solution. The Solution Architect ensures that the solution meets the customer’s needs now and in the future. In this course, students will learn about decisions a Solution Architect makes during an implementation, covering security, integrations, Power Apps architecture, Power Automate architecture, and more. This course is designed to give you an introduction to the Solution Architect role. This course may earn a Credly Badge.

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1

  • BECOMING A SOLUTION ARCHITECT/GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER

  • Define a Solution Architect

    Role of a Solution Architect on projects

    Project Methodology

    Getting to know your customer

    Group exercise - Getting to know your customer

2

  • CONCEPTUALIZING THE DESIGN FROM REQUIREMENTS

  • How to lead the requirement collection effort

    Using fit gap analysis

    Pillars of good architecture

    Blueprinting the solution architecture

    Group exercise - Design from requirements

3

  • PROJECT GOVERNANCE AND WORKING AS A TEAM

  • Solution Architect's role in project governance

    Techniques for keeping a project on track

    Scenarios that could cause a project to fail

    Group exercise - Project governance and working as a team

4

  • POWER PLATFORM ARCHITECTURE

  • Key Power Platform architecture components

    Understand how platform design and limits influence solution architectures

    Updates and feature releases

    Understand how to communicate how the platform meets customer needs

5

  • DATA MODELING

  • Data model influences

    Data model strategy

    Data types

    Data relationships

    Group exercise - Data modeling

6

  • ANALYTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  • Planning and evaluating requirements

    Operational reporting

    Power BI

    Enterprise BI

    Pre-built insights and custom AI

7

  • POWER APPS ARCHITECTURE

  • Discuss options for apps and how to choose where to start

    Discuss app composition options

    Using components as part of your app architecture

    Considerations for including Portals as an app in your architecture

    Group exercise - Power Apps Architecture topics

8

  • APPLICATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT (ALM)

  • Microsoft vision and Solution Architect's role in ALM

    Environment strategies

    Defning a solution structure for your deliverable

9

  • POWER AUTOMATE ARCHITECTURE

  • Discuss options for automation and custom logic

    Review considerations for using triggers and common actions

    Explore using Business Process Flows (BPF) to guide users through business processes

    Group Exercise - Evaluate scenarios for Power Automate usage

10

  • SECURITY MODELING

  • Solution Architect's role in security modeling

    Discovery and learning your client's environment

    Controlling access to environments and resources

    Controlling access to CDS Data

    Group Exercise - Security Modeling

11

  • INTEGRATION

  • Solution Architects role in Integrations

    What is an integration and why do we need it

    Platform features that enable integration

    CDS Event Publishing

    Scenarios for group discussion

12

  • DYNAMICS 365 APPLICATIONS ARCHITECTURE

  • Solution Architect's role when deploying Dynamics 365 apps

    Architecture Considerations for primary apps

    Group Exercise - App specific working groups evaluate requirements

13

  • POWER VIRTUAL AGENTS ARCHITECTURE

  • Introduction

    Chatbot options

    Chatbot concepts

    Best practices

    Integrate chatbots

    Power Virtual Agents in Microsoft Teams

14

  • ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION

  • Introduction

    Power Automate Desktop

    Recording and editing tasks

    Running desktop flows

    Process advisor

15

  • TESTING AND GO LIVE

  • Solution Architect's role with testing and go live

    Planning for testing

    Planning for go live

Audience

Senior Consultants (both functional and technical) that aspire to be Solution Architects, or current Solution Architects that are new to the role.

Language

English

Prerequisites

$2,380

Length: 4.0 days (32 hours)

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