Low Code Approach

Still waiting on approval for something? Sounds like that process needs to be digitized. Check out this episode where Grant Archibald, Sr. Program Manager at Microsoft walks us through the business approval kit for Microsoft Power Platform. What it is, why you need it, and what it enables your organization to do once deployed.

It must be a summer cookout, because we are doing some grilling on this episode! 

Learn more about the business approval kit here: Setup of the business approvals kit - Power Automate | Microsoft Learn 

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/guidance/business-approvals-templates/setup

Microsoft Copilot Studio provides so many amazing features to help bring generative AI into your applications. Sometimes it feels like we've only scratched the surface of what we can do, but Gwen Bego, GPM Power Automate/AI Builder at Microsoft, joins the podcast to talk to us about prompt plugins, adding knowledge to your copilots, and what that means for the future of applications! 

How can customers spark adoption and innovation in their organizations? Alan Chai joins the podcast to share his inspirational and insightful story of how he utilized Microsoft Power Platform to change his organization, innovate applications, deliver business outcomes quickly, and grow adoption. T

Automation is one of the core components of Microsoft Power Platform and as organizations move from automation to hyperautomation, what does that mean for end users, admins, and makers?

We are extremely lucky to have Sangya Singh, VP of Power Platform Automations join the podcast to discuss all things automation, how Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Power Automate are enabling enterprises to think of new ways to implement automation, and how Microsoft Copilot is changing the way we work with automation. 

We couldn't have asked for a better guest for our 50th episode!

Desktop flows are a major component of hyper automation and Microsoft Power Platform. Bill Ryan, Director of Business Programs at Microsoft, joins the show to talk about the role of Power Automate desktop flows (RPA), how Microsoft Copilot is used, and what organizations should think about when implementing Copilot in their desktop flows and how governance needs to be addressed.  

We LOVE listener requested topics, and this one is great! Juliet Helms, Senior Business Outcomes Specialist at Microsoft, joins the crew to talk about finding the return on investment of Microsoft Power Platform and how her team helps organizations realize value. Oh, and if you're wondering about the title, there is a fantastic story from Juliet on finding and measuring the value of Microsoft Copilot. 

With Build wrapping up, we were able to sync with Rahul Ranjit, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, to chat about how a pro developer approaches low code development and what that means to their skillset and career progression. We cover how low code and pro code tooling work together and where does low code fit in enterprise solution development. 

Carsten and Daniel are back for part two of our Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Studio podcast episode. Learn how to navigate the decision tree of what copilot tool to use when building custom copilots, which will help you get greater ROI faster, and what teams are going to have to get involved when choosing the right tool!

Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Studio provide ways for developers to build custom copilots. But what tool should you use and when? Carsten and Daniel join the podcast to share their thoughts on how organizations should approach Copilot Studio and Azure AI Studio to build amazing custom copilot solutions! This episode is so great we had to break it into two parts! 

The Power Platform Talks blog:

• Power Platform | UPD: Copilot Governance
• Power Platform | Copilot Studio, Azure AI Studio or Both?

Microsoft Customer Stories:

• How early adopters are transforming their organizations with copilots

Security is paramount to Microsoft. Mihaela Blendea, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, joins the podcast to talk about security in Low Code. The difference between governance and security and what that means for large and small organizations. For more information on some of the 'projects' Mihaela discusses on the show check out the Secure and govern Copilot within enterprise-grade low code solutions breakout session hosted by Mihaela and Rahul Dey at Microsoft Build!

In this week's episode, Eric Denton, Global Black Belt - Dynamics, and Tara Mason, Power Platform Specialist join the podcast to discuss how to find the value of Microsoft Power Platform. From understanding business readiness and how organizations can snap to patterns of value, to increase to how organizations solve the solution development problems that already exist, this episode is jammed packed with great advice and steps to take!

Dataverse is big, I mean really big. It is the foundational data layer in Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365. But what does this mean for Microsoft Copilot Studio, Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365, and how does AI Builder fit into this? James Oleinik, Partner PM Director for Microsoft Dataverse, joins the podcast to teach all of us about how Microsoft Dataverse and AI Builder are helping organizations bring AI-enabled modern enterprise solutions forward with first-party and third-party data from different systems of record. 

Yup, the title gives this one away. Mansi Malik, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, comes on the podcast to teach Ken, Sean, and Wendy about the Known Issues feature for Power Platform admins. Learn more about how Microsoft communicates what issues are known with the platform and how they are working on a fix, estimated time to fix, and potential workarounds if needed. Check it out in the Known issues tab in the Power Platform admin center. 

In this episode, Patrick LeBlanc and Adam Saxton, better known as Guy in a Cube, join the podcast to discuss all things Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. Patrick and Adam talk about Power BI's place in the Power Platform family of tools, Fabric and why it matters, why the admin centers are different between Power BI and Power Platform, and a so much more! How long does it take for Ken to start asking questions about governance and security? Find out in this episode of Low Code Approach! 

Microsoft Power Platform governance can be complex and overwhelming for organizations. Zohar Raz, Principal Group Program Manager at Microsoft, joins the podcast to discuss what governance features exist for Power Platform admins, what to think about when setting up a governance strategy, and how Microsoft can help organizations prepare, deploy, and scale Power Platform.

In this absolutely amazing episode, Ryan Cunningham, VP, Power Apps joins Ken, Wendy, and Sean to discuss the current status and future of Microsoft Power Apps. Learn how Power Platform solution developers can integrate Microsoft Copilot in their applications, in Power Platform with extensibility, and the effect Copilot will have on their careers. This episode is a must listen for anyone interested in how Copilot fits into Microsoft Power Platform. 

Ever wonder where to get started or what you can do with Microsoft Copilot Studio? Henry Jammes from the Power CAT team (not real cats, thanks Ken) joins the podcast to discuss what organizations can do with Microsoft Copilot Studio, extensibility and plugins, and how data is used in Microsoft Copilot Studio.  

How do Power Platform admins ensure their users are creating content in the right environment? Join Hazim SarafelDin, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft as we discuss environment routing, a new managed environments feature for Power Platform. Learn how environment routing, paired with other newly announced governance features, will help admins get more control of their Power Platform environments.

In this week's episode, we take a trip down memory lane to revisit some of the biggest announcements for Microsoft Power Platform that occurred at Microsoft Ignite. Michael Roth and Chris Huntingford join us to let us know what they thought were most exciting and the impact of the announcements. From Microsoft Copilot Studio to groups and rules in Power Platform governance, this is a good look at how customers and attendees reacted to the news. 

In this episode, Sean, Wendy, and Ken talk to Mike Bassani, Partner PM Manager at Microsoft, who shares his insights on Dataverse, the data platform that powers the Power Platform. We discuss what Dataverse is, how it works, and how it works in terms of security. We also learn about the different ways to get data into Dataverse, and the security components that Dataverse provides, such as governance, authorization, token creation, and environment management. If you are interested in learning more about Dataverse and how it can help you build low-code solutions with Power Platform, this episode is for you.

In this episode, April Dunnam joins Ken, Wendy, and Sean to discuss what organizations can do as the end-of-life approaches for InfoPath and SharePoint Workflow engine 2013. What are your organizations options for migration? What can you do if a third-party software you use has dependencies on these technologies? What weird and odd way will Ken introduce himself? Find out the answers to these questions and more on the latest episode of the Low Code Approach!

In this episode, Ken, Sean, and Wendy discuss how the Power Platform can help organizations do good. To help explain what good Power Platform can do, we are joined by great people in: Heather McLean - Principal Product Manager of Innovation at Blackbaud, Ben Wong, Senior Principal Product Manager of Sky Developer Platform at Blackbaud, and Josh Bregman, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft. Learn how non-profits can use Power Platform, how Blackbaud helps organizations empower their staff and volunteers to use Power Platform, and how Blackbaud's fantastic Power Platform connectors enable organizations to take their business processes further! 

In this episode, Mik Ferland, Senior Program Manager joins Ken, Wendy and Sean to discuss one of the newly announced features for Power Platform governance, environment groups and rules. Learn more about how these new managed environments features will provide Power Platform administrators a more efficient way to manage Power Platform at-scale.

In this Sean-less episode, join Ken and Wendy as Tim Robichaux, Principal Service Engineering Manager, teaches us about how Microsoft provides the cloud service updates to Power Platform that keeps Power Platform up and running, communication strategies for changes and how admins can keep up with the latest and greatest features!

As organizations move forward with implementing Microsoft Copilots across their business units, learn from Sid Gundavarapu, Principal Product Manager in the Power Apps Scale team at Microsoft, about governance and governance tools for low code. 

This one is a long one!

Learn how Microsoft uses Microsoft Power Platform internally, how Microsoft governs Power Platform, and can scale their governance strategy for fifty to sixty thousand users and ~ three hundred thousand apps! 

Wendy, Ken, and Sean are joined by Lianne Zelsman, Senior Product Manager with Microsoft Digital to get the insights in what does it take to manage Power Platform across Microsoft. 

In this episode, Ken, Wendy, and Sean are joined by Emma Cooper, Principal PM Manager for Microsoft Power Apps. Emma discusses what Microsoft Copilot is, how Copilot shows up in Microsoft Power Platform, is Copilot for developers too, and slew of other topics. This is a must-listen if you are interested in Microsoft Copilot!

Learn more about Microsoft Copilot check out our learning programs here: Browse all courses, learning paths, and modules - Training | Microsoft Learn

Microsoft Power Platform provides developers and makers the ability to build amazing solutions, and with Power Platform Connectors, developers can take their solutions further! Learn more about how Power Platform connectors can take your solutions to the next level in the most connected ecosystem with Jocelyn Panchal, Product Manager II and Sabin Nair, Principal Group Program Manager. 

It is time for Microsoft Ignite! Ben Walters, Senior Product Marketing Manager joins the podcast to teach us about what type of sessions are available, how to best enjoy to Microsoft Ignite either in person or virtually, and how to interact with Microsoft during the conference! 

In this episode, Wendy interviews Ken and Sean on their experiences during the Microsoft Power Platform conference. 

Hi, How may I help you? 

You may have seen this prompt appear when browsing a website and wondered how do organizations add those chat bots to their sites and what else can they do? Senior Product Marketing Manager and all-around awesome guy, Jack Rowbotham joins Wendy, Sean, and Ken to chat Power Virtual Agents!

What is your data and what does it do? Simple question to ask, but hard to answer. Brad Orluk, Global Head of Microsoft Partnership at OwnBackup joins the Ken, Wendy, and Sean to discuss the role of data in low code, security of that data, and how your organization can scale with their data. 

What is Robotic Process Automation (RPA)? How do we use RPA? How has RPA changed the way we work? Join Wendy, Ken, and Sean as they are joined by Bill Ryan, Director of BPM Services as we discuss how robots are taking over workforce! (not really, but RPA is amazing!)

Join us for a deeper dive into Application Lifecycle Management, where we discuss which ALM tool is best for your organization with Principal PM Manager, Kartik Kanakasabesan.

Join Ken, Wendy, and Sean as we continue to bust more low-code myths. 

In this episode, we're going to bust some myths about low code development and show you how you can use Power Platform to build amazing solutions with minimal coding.

Some of the myths we're going to tackle are:

- Low code means low quality
- Low code is not scalable
- I could use Microsoft SharePoint for these apps.
- Low code is not for professional developers

We'll also share some examples of how Power Platform has been used by organizations and individuals to solve real-world problems and create value. Whether you're a business user, a citizen developer, or a pro developer, you'll find something useful and inspiring in this episode.

So, stay tuned and join us for part one of busting myths on Low Code Approach.

The Microsoft Power Platform Conference is coming up and your hosts, Sean, Ken, and Wendy are eager to share why the MPPC is such an amazing experience and what to expect! 

Ricardo Duncan joins the podcast to discuss the Low Code Signals 2023 report. What is the Low Code Signals 2023 report? I don't want to spoil the episode or the report, but if you want to see how IT professionals and CIOs consider low-code technologies in their organizations and the impact they provide, then this is the episode for you!

Check out the report here: Low-code signals 2023 - Microsoft Power Platform Blog

You may have heard about the recent announcement on how natural language and copilot integration is coming to Microsoft Power Platform. Hear from April Dunnam, Principal Cloud Advocate at Microsoft, about how the latest AI integrations in Power Platform will speed up application development and how this changes how to approach learning low code development. 

Want to see April's video on using copilot in Microsoft Power Apps? Check it out here: https://youtu.be/FMEQT8NC-5I

You may have read about or watched videos from the Power CAT team (and if you haven't, you really should). But what is the Power CAT team and what is their mission? Find out right meow, when Phil Topness, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft and all-around awesome person, joins the podcast! 

Interested in Power CAT Live? Check it out here: Power CAT Live - YouTube

In this episode, we demystify the Microsoft Power Platform default environment. Join our experts, Ken Auguillard and Hazim SharafelDin, as they take a deep dive into what the default environment is, how to use it, and the benefits of doing so. You'll learn about the different tools and functionalities that the default environment provides, and how to leverage them to boost your organization's efficiency and productivity. From beginners to veterans, this episode is for everyone looking to optimize their use of the Microsoft Power Platform. Tune in now!

Want to know more about Managed Environments for Microsoft Power Platform? 
Managed Environments overview - Power Platform | Microsoft Learn

Application lifecycle management (ALM) isn't just for pro developers. Learn from Kartik Kanakasabesan, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft, about all things ALM! What is it? Why is it important, and how does one get started?

What to get hands on with ALM in Microsoft Power Platform? Check out Low Code February at Welcome to #LowCode February | Low Code & Fusion Dev (microsoft.github.io) to learn and build right now!

You may have heard the term 'Citizen Developer' used when discussing low code development. What does it mean? What technical skills does one need to have in order to become a citizen developer? Do citizen developers get membership into a secret society? Find out more when EY Kalman, Microsoft MVP, MCT, and business applications solutions architect joins the podcast to let us know all about citizen developers!

Check out EY, aka the CRM Ninja on his YouTube channel!

Developers! Developers! Developers! 

Have you ever wanted to see what low code is about and how it can be an important tool in your toolbox of skills? Sonja Gu, Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft tells us why Low Code February is the place to go to supercharge your skillset of developing amazing solutions on Microsoft Power Platform. 

Want to check it out? Head over to Welcome to #LowCode February | Low Code & Fusion Dev (microsoft.github.io)

When building or architecting a solution, developers decide on what is the appropriate data repository for their solution in their organization. Should they be using SQL? Is SharePoint okay? Dataverse seems cool, but is it the answer? Join Shane Young and I as we discuss the great database debate! 

Building a low code solution can start in many ways, but what is the best way to approach designing your solution? Should you map out ineffective steps in the solution workflow? Should you build with a UX-first approach? Join me and Brendan Hancock, Principal Technical Architect at Microsoft, for a discussion on how to approach building low code solutions with data in mind! 

Getting everyone on the same page with a technical project is not always the easiest task. With different organizations and industries, there is a fair amount of work that goes into getting all parties aligned on a goal. Find out from Angeliki Patsiavou, Senior Change Management Consultant, about the importance of Change Management and how to increase the success of your low code projects! 

Establishing a community around technology is paramount to help users learn and grow as well as enabling organizations to increase adoption and define best practices. Learn from Andrew Gaskins, Global Power Platform Lead, leader of the Power Platform Admin User Group, and all-around amazing person, how communities build inclusion, how to build your own Microsoft Power Platform community and how to get involved in existing communities. 

Interested in signing up for the admin group?

Global Power Platform Admin User Group

Cloud solution architect, Wendy Haddad joins the podcast again to discuss the importance of service management and why it is crucial when implementing low code. Is service management the missing component for successful low code adoption in your organization? Is it too late to employ service management? Find out more in this latest episode! 

Microsoft Power Platform gives solution developers all the tools they need to build amazing applications from proofs of concept to large scale enterprise solutions. Learn from Cloud Solution Architect, Wendy Haddad just how powerful Power Platform can really be! 

"How do I turn this off?" is often the first thought that comes to the mind of IT admins when provided a new service to manage. Find out from Microsoft MVP and owner of PowerApps911, Shane Young, about why IT admins shouldn't be so quick to say 'no' when using Microsoft Power Platform. 

Check out Shane Young at PowerApps911 and on YouTube!

Data is a core component to solution development. Learn from Senior Product Manager Mik Ferland how to put guardrails on the data and apps being built in your Microsoft Power Platform environments.

Learn about data policies
Learn about app sharing

There is more to being a great IT admin than the depth of knowledge you have in certain technologies. Learn from Principal Program Manager Ken Auguillard about the soft skills needed for IT admins to empower their organizations when adopting and growing their low-code practice.

Microsoft Power Platform Adoption Site