Power Platform Accelerator · 10/1/2015 · • Perform deep-dive discovery around any other...

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Power Platform Accelerator

Accelerate cloud transformation on Power Platform in less than two weeks


Personal Introduction

Andrew WelchDirector, Business Applications Group

• Microsoft MVP for Business Applications

• Principal author, Power Platform Adoption Framework

• Focus on adopting, managing, governing at scale

• Business Applications engagement around the world

[email protected]

Twitter / LinkedIn: @andrewdwelch

http://appliedis.com

Get Establishedthe Right Way in the Cloud

Modernize YourOperations & Migrate

to the Cloud

Gain ActionableInsights from

Your Data

How We Serve Our Partners

Helping you further your mission and enable change through cloud transformation consulting and implementation.


Low-Code Cloud Transformation

Some business challenges can be solved with custom software development.But there’s only so much of that in which you can invest.

Some business challenges can be solved with Commercial off the Shelf SaaS solutions.But there isn’t always an app for that.

Everything else is missed opportunity to transform and modernize in the cloud.No-Code / Low-Code Cloud transformation is the answer.


Low-Code Cloud Transformation by the Numbers

App Development Backlog65% of organizations report an app development backlog

37%

65%

Paper Processes37% of organizations still use paper to manage critical processes

69%

65%

Accelerate digital innovation and transformation69% of organizations say this is why they embraced low-code

App Development by 202465% of all app development on no-code / low-code platforms


AIS Solution• Re-platform existing process applications

away from InfoPath and onto Power Platform

• Establish single source of truth for service lines, products, and regulators using CDS

• Use PowerApps as transaction layer, Power BI as data intelligence / visualization layer, and Flow to automate business processes

• Reduce manual burden by automating the generation of required documents based on data in the solution

Case Study: Insurance Product & Rate Changes

Business ChallengeProcess of bringing new insurance products and rate adjustments to market is subject to legacy technology and large regulatory burden.

Technologies used: InfoPath and Excel workloads migrated to PowerApps, Power BI, and the Common Data Service.


AIS Solution• Mobile App for Inspectors: using a canvas

app, inspectors can view and complete required inspections from their tablet in the field.

• Comprehensive Back-end Management System: a model-driven app lets office staff manage upcoming inspections, see an inspection’s status, and utilize collected data to predict issues based on inspection results.

Case Study: Field Inspections

Business ChallengeRailway inspectors completed paper-based reports in the field and manually transfer that information to internal systems.

Technologies used: SharePoint and Excel workloads migrated to the Common Data Service and Model-driven & Canvas Power Apps.


AIS Solution• Single Source of Truth for Data: Job and

personnel data in Common Data Service.

• Candidate Portal facilitates Applicant and Recruiter interaction around professional, reference, financial, medical, and other data.

• Recruit Management app is one stop shopfor HR managing applicant pool and process.

• Automated data integration with legacy HR system improves data quality and eliminates dual entry… via secure networks.

Case Study: Talent Management

Business ChallengePoor applicant experience, wasted time, low data quality, non-existent business intelligence, and duplicative data entry to legacy HR system.

Technologies used: SharePoint and Excel workloads migrated to Power Apps, Dynamics, CDS, Portals with AIS solution accelerator IP.


Mature organizations realize that rigor, discipline, and best practices are needed to truly adopt the platform at scale. The Power Platform Adoption Framework helps them:

• Get to value quickly

• Educate, train, and grow their community of citizen developers and power users

• Create durable partnerships between business, IT, and the user community

• Continuously improve ROI on the platform by identifying and migrating new workloads

• Blend agile, rapid app development with rigorous, disciplined enterprise management

Why an Adoption Framework?


Power Platform Adoption Framework is how we adopt at scale.


Available on GitHub and as a White Paperwww.PowerPlatform.af


Power Platform Adoption Framework

Quick StartOutcome Focused

§ Prototype of the first workload§ ABC in a Day training§ Stakeholder Working Groups§ Plan and Budget for each Track

1-2 Months

Track 1Build

Design, build, launch new apps, visualizations, bots, and automation.

Track 2Roadmap

Analyze candidate workloads, create a roadmap for adoption.

Track 3Enterprise Management

Deployment, management, governance at enterprise level.

How we adopt Power Platform at scale.


DevelopmentDesign, build, and launch:• Power Apps

• Single source of truth for data

• Integration with third party data

• BI and Data Visualization

• Business Automation and RPA

• Chatbots

• Integration with Azure and M365

Road MappingWork with business stakeholders to:• Maximize ROI from Power Platform

• Identify and analyze business needs

• Save cost and gain efficiency across Microsoft’s “three clouds”

• Create and execute a roadmap for adopting, migrating, and modernizing in the cloud

Enterprise ManagementWork with IT and the business on:• Establishing, managing, and

governing the platform

• Enterprise architecture for scale

• ALM and DevOps

• Securing the platform

• Empowering users

How we build Power Platform with our clients


Power Platform Journey

Enterprise Management Workshop (1 day)IT stakeholders plan for platform management, enterprise architecture, application lifecycle management, mature security model, and empowering users.

App in a Day (1 day)Hands on training where users learn to build productivity Power Apps.

Dashboard in a Day (1 day)Hands on training where users learn to build a dashboard in Power BI.

Hackathon (1-2 days)Users come together to build a basic solution to meet an identified use case.

Proof of Concept (1-2 days)AIS builds a rough concept solution from the envisioning workshop design.

Quick Start (6 weeks)AIS, business stakeholders, and IT working together to:

• Create a fully working prototype of the first high-value workload

• Perform deep-dive discoveryaround any other workloads to be migrated over the next 3-12 months

Power Platform Adoption (ongoing)Ongoing work solving business challenges with Power Platform solutions that are managed, governed, and secured.

• Build production-ready solutions and modernize applications with citizen developers, internal IT, and AIS.

• Roadmap the creation of platform-based solutions to business groups’ emerging business challenges.

• Enterprise Management via the center of excellence (CoE) model, governance, and security best practices.

Envisioning Workshop (1 day)Business stakeholders identify user groups, prioritize use cases, and co-design solutions together with AIS.

Every organization is unique—and so is their adoption journey—but this is the general path we often see and recommend to the organizations we guide along the way.


Power Platform Accelerator

Enterprise Management Workshop (1 day)IT stakeholders plan for platform management, enterprise architecture, application lifecycle management, mature security model, and empowering users.

App in a Day (1 day)Hands on training where users learn to build productivity Power Apps.

Dashboard in a Day (1 day)Hands on training where users learn to build a dashboard in Power BI.

Hackathon (1-2 days)Users come together to build a basic solution to meet an identified use case.

Proof of Concept (1-2 days)AIS builds a rough concept solution from the envisioning workshop design.

Quick Start (6 weeks)AIS, business stakeholders, and IT working together to:

• Create a fully working prototype of the first high-value workload

• Perform deep-dive discoveryaround any other workloads to be migrated over the next 3-12 months

Power Platform Adoption (ongoing)Ongoing work solving business challenges with Power Platform solutions that are managed, governed, and secured.

• Build production-ready solutions and modernize applications with citizen developers, internal IT, and AIS.

• Roadmap the creation of platform-based solutions to business groups’ emerging business challenges.

• Enterprise Management via the center of excellence (CoE) model, governance, and security best practices.

Envisioning Workshop (1 day)Business stakeholders identify user groups, prioritize use cases, and co-design solutions together with AIS.

Think of Power Platform Accelerator as phase 1, getting you going on your adoption journey by jump starting your cloud transformation on the platform in less than two weeks.


Envisioning Workshop

AgendaThree blocks in a single day or broken up:

Block 1 (1 hour)

• Power Platform educational briefing

Block 2 (3 hours)

• Understand business intent

• Identify user groups

• Ideate and prioritize workloads

Block 3 (2 hours)

• Co-design a high impact solution

The envisioning workshop is an ideation and collaborative designsession focused on your ideas and the business challenges you’re hoping to solve with Power Platform. We’ll do this at your or AIS’s office, virtually via Teams, or a combination of both.

Key Results• High-level backlog of solutions to be built on

Power Platform

• Initial design of the solution to be built first

• Ballpark project cost and time estimation

• Solution development proposal for AIS services on Power Platform

Participants

Platform Owner Manages Power Platform in your organization.

Power Platform Developer (AIS)Assists the architect creating the backlog.

Solution Architect (AIS)Guides you through the ideation and design.

ObjectiveUnderstand, prioritize, and design a solution around your ideas.

Business Stakeholders (you)Shares their ideas, challenges, and insights.


Enterprise Management Workshop

AgendaThree blocks in a single day or broken up:

Block 1 (3 hours)

• Platform Management

• Enterprise Architecture

Block 2 (3 hours)

• Enterprise Architecture (continued)

• Application Lifecycle Management

Block 3 (2 hours)

• Mature Security Model

• User Empowerment

The enterprise management workshop is a discussion-based session where AIS and your IT personnel plan for successful adoption, management, and governance of Power Platform using the Power Platform Adoption Framework and Microsoft Center of Excellence (CoE). We’ll do this at your or AIS’s office, virtually via Teams, or both.

Key Results• Enterprise management backlog of work to

be completed building your infrastructure, management, and governance

• Ballpark project cost and time estimation

• Enterprise management proposal for AIS services on Power Platform

Participants

Platform Owner Manages Power Platform in your organization.

Power Platform Developer (AIS)Assists the architect creating the EM backlog.

Solution Architect (AIS)Guides you through the Adoption Framework.

ObjectiveOverlay your organization’s unique culture and IT practices atop the Power Platform Adoption Framework

IT TeamProvides input on platform management topics.


Citizen DevelopersLearn to build simple productivity solutions.

App in a Day (AIAD) training

AgendaTwo blocks in a single day or broken up:

Block 1 (4 hours)

• Canvas apps

• Common Data Service

Block 2 (4 hours)

• Model-driven apps

• Power Automate

App in a Day (AIAD) provides hands on training where users learn to build their own solutions in Power Apps and Power Automate. They use the official Microsoft curriculum allowing users to work through self-paced lab exercises with AIS instructor guidance. Class may be conducted at your or AIS’s office, or virtually via Teams.

Key Results• Users can build their own productivity apps

using Power Apps and Power Automate

Participants

Full time IT DevelopersInitial introduction to building on the platform.

Power Platform Developer (AIS)Teaches and guides class participants.

ObjectiveBegin developing your users’ skills to build productivity-level apps and automations on Power Platform


Citizen DevelopersLearn to build simple productivity solutions.

Dashboard in a Day (DIAD) training


Block 1 (4 hours)

• Introduction to Power BI

• Power BI Desktop – Lab

Block 2 (4 hours)

• Power BI Service overview

• Power BI service – Lab

• Bring your own data and build!

Dashboard in a Day (DIAD) provides hands on training where users learn to build their own data visualizations and dashboards in Power BI. They use the official Microsoft curriculum allowing users to work through self-paced lab exercises with AIS instructor guidance. Class may be conducted at your or AIS’s office, or virtually via Teams.

Key Results• Users can build their own basic data

visualization components in Power BI

Participants

Full time IT DevelopersInitial introduction to building on the platform.

Power Platform Developer (AIS)Teaches and guides class participants.

ObjectiveBegin developing your users’ skills to build self-service data components on Power Platform


Solution Architect (AIS)Provides design guidance to the PoC.

Proof of Concept (PoC)

AgendaTwo blocks spanning several days:

Block 1 (8-16 hours)

• AIS builds the Proof of Concept

Block 2 (1 hour)

• Demo to business stakeholders

A Proof of Concept (PoC) is a very rough build out of the solution designed together during the envisioning workshop. It is meant to provide a glimpse as to how Power Platform can solve real business challenges but should not be expected for production use. The PoC is built by AIS developers over 1-2 days and demoed at the conclusion.

Key Results• Business stakeholders see firsthand how

the platform can be applied to their use cases

• A notional starting point for further solution development is established

Participants

ObjectiveProve out Power Platform’s ability to meet a real-world business use case identified by you

Power Platform Developer (AIS)Builds the PoC.

Business Stakeholders (you)See the demo and provide feedback.


Citizen DevelopersCollaboratively build a proof of concept.

Hackathon


Block 1 (4 hours)

• Teams begin work on their solutions

Block 2 (4 hours)

• Conclude work on solutions

• End of hackathon solution demos

• Discuss possible next steps

A hackathon provides an opportunity for users to collaborate building a basic solution to meet one of the use cases identified during the envisioning workshop. These solutions are experimental proofs of concept to progress participants’ knowledge and skillset. Hackathons may be conducted at your or AIS’s office, or virtually via Teams.

Key Results• Users gain experience creating a PoC-grade

productivity solution using a combination of Power Platform tools

Participants

Full time IT DevelopersMay optionally work on the collaborative build.

ObjectiveContinue developing your users’ skills to build apps, automations, and data visualization components on Power Platform

Power Platform Developer (AIS)Assists the architect guiding the teams.

Solution Architect (AIS)Provides guidance to hackathon teams.


• White Paper. Power Platform Adoption Framework @ https://ais.live/PPAF.

• Ongoing Blog Series. @ https://www.appliedis.com/blog.

• Accelerator. Accelerate cloud transformation on Power Platform in under two weeks.

• Quick Start. Quick start cloud transformation with Power Platform Adoption Framework.

• Power Platform Adoption. Our proven approach to adopting Power Platform at scale.

• Governance Power Pass. Rapidly establish your Power Platform enterprise management, governance, and security.

Where to start?

https://www.appliedis.com/blog/


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