Power Platform Training + Certification Guide

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This guide has been Power Platform certifications created to provide Power Platform Fundamentals training and certification options Power Platform App Maker Associate to achieve personal success. Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate

Power Platform Developer Associate

Power Platform Solution Architect

Data Analyst Associate (Power BI) Welcome to How to use this deck Microsoft Power Platform training and Certification portfolio Available certifications and associated exams in portfolio. certifications

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Microsoft Power Platform: Fundamentals

Microsoft Power Platform: App Maker

Role-based Associate Expand your technical skill set •▾Microsoft Power Platform App Maker (PL-100) • Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant (PL-200)

• Microsoft Power Platform Developer (PL-400) • Data Analyst (DA-100)

Expert

•▾Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect (PL-600)

Fundamentals • Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals (PL-900) Master the basics Overview of Microsoft Certified: Get started at Power Platform Fundamentals aka.ms/PowerCerts_Fundamentals

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Who is this Products featured PL-900 Pass certification exam PL-900 certification for? Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals to earn this certification • Power Apps Ideal candidates for this exam • Power BI Skills measured: are users who aspire to improve • Power Automate • Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform productivity by automating • Power Virtual Agents • Identify the core components of Microsoft Power Platform business processes, analyzing data • Describe the business value of Power BI to produce business insights, and Microsoft Certified: acting more effectively by creating • Describe the business value of Power Apps Power Platform Fundamentals simple app experiences. • Describe the business value of Power Automate Those in the fundamentals role aspire to improve productivity • Demonstrate the business value of Power Virtual Agents by understanding and using the capabilities of Microsoft Power Knowledge and experience: Platform. This exam measures your ability to understand the business value of Microsoft Power Platform; understand the core components of Microsoft Power Platform; demonstrate the business value of Power BI; and demonstrate the business value of Power Automate.

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This certification is a good fit if: Browse all Microsoft Skills outline guide Suggestions for Take a practice exam Explore these learning Power Platform gaining experience opportunities next Certifications • You’re a business Self-paced Sign up for a free trial for Pass required exam to Next level up (Associate) analyst, business online learning Power Apps for free and earn your certification professional, or IT Microsoft Learn quickly build and share • Microsoft Power Exam PL-900 Platform App professional. OR low code apps. Microsoft Microsoft Certified: Power Maker Associate Power Platform OR Instructor-led training Complete more hands- Platform Fundamentals Fundamentals • Microsoft Power Course PL-900T00-A on practice • You want to understand the Prove you understand the core Platform Functional Microsoft Power Platform capabilities of Microsoft Power capabilities of the Consultant Fundamentals (for exam Get a mentor Platform and how to build basic Microsoft Power Platform– PL-900) • Microsoft Power solutions. from business value and Platform Developer core product capabilities to building a basic Power Apps canvas app, connecting Additional resources data sources, Automating with Microsoft Automate, making a • Documentation Power BI dashboard, and • Dataverse creating powerful chatbots by using Power Virtual Agents.

Prove you understand the core capabilities of the Microsoft Power Platform—from business value and core product capabilities to building a simple Power Apps canvas app, connecting data sources, automating basic business processes with Power Automate, creating a Power BI dashboard, and creating powerful chatbots with Power Virtual Agents. Refer to the links below for recommended training resources that will help you prepare for required exams and earn your certification.

Instructor- led Training Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals PL-900T00-A | 2 days PL-900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals

PL-900 Exam Pass certification exam PL-900 to earn this certification

Microsoft Certified: Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Power Platform Fundamentals 2 hr 45 min - 8 modules Self-paced online training on Microsoft Learn

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Who is this Products featured PL-100 Pass certification exam PL-100 to certification for? Microsoft Power Platform App Maker earn this certification • Power Apps The app maker builds apps • Power Automate Skills measured: with low-code techniques to • Power BI • Design apps and automate workflows simplify, automate, and • AI Builder (add-in) transform tasks using • Create apps and automate workflows Microsoft Power Platform. • Analyze and visualize data in context of an app or automated workflow Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate • Implement and manage apps and automated workflows The app maker builds solutions to simplify, automate, and transform processes and tasks using Microsoft Knowledge and experience: Power Platform. This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: design solutions; create solutions; analyze data; and implement and manage solutions.

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This certification is a good fit if: Master the basics with Skills outline guide Suggestions for gaining Take a practice exam Explore these Fundamentals certifications experience certifications next • You’re a business analyst, owner, or user. Self-paced Pass required exam to •Volunteer on a project Other tracks (Associate) online learning earn your certification • You’re a data analyst, developer, Microsoft Power Microsoft Learn to get real-life • Data Analyst DevOps engineer, app maker, or Platform Fundamentals experience with data PL-100 OR • Microsoft Power technology manager. modeling, basic UX Microsoft Power Platform Microsoft Certified: Platform Functional design, requirements App Maker Power Platform App Instructor-led training Consultant OR Course PL-100T00-A analysis, or process Maker Associate Microsoft Power Platform analysis. Browse all Microsoft The app maker builds App Maker Next level up (Expert) Power Platform •Sign up for an solutions to simplify, certifications instructor-led training automate, and transform • Microsoft Power tasks and processes for Additional resources course. Platform Solution themselves and their team Architect • Documentation where they have deep • Learning catalog expertise in the solution domain. They are skilled in key technical business analyst tasks such as data modeling, basic UX design, requirements analysis, and process analysis.

The app maker builds solutions to simplify, automate, and transform tasks and processes for themselves and their team where they have deep expertise in the solution domain. The candidate may not have formal IT training but are comfortable using technology to solve business problems. Refer to the links below for recommended training resources that will help you prepare for required exams and earn your certification.

Instructor- led Training Power Platform App Maker PL-100T00-A | 3 days PL-100 Microsoft Power Platform App Maker PL-100 Exam› Pass certification exam PL-100 to earn this certification

Create a model-driven Manage permissions Master advanced Create and use analytics Use the UI and controls application in and administration for techniques for Power Apps reports with Power BI in a canvas app in Microsoft Certified: Power Apps Dataverse canvas apps Power Apps Power Platform App Maker Associate Self-paced online training on Microsoft Learn Create a canvas app in Automate a business Get started using Use best practices to secure Bring AI to your Create a business process Power Apps process using Power Dataverse and govern Power Platform business with AI Builder flow in Power Automate Automate environments

Exam details Certification

Who is this Products featured PL-200 Pass certification exam PL-200 certification for? Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant to earn this certification • Power Apps Ideal candidates for this • Power Automate Skills Measured: certification create application • Power Virtual Agents • Configure Microsoft Dataverse enhancements, custom user • Teams experiences, system • Create apps by using Power Apps • Create and manage Power Automate integrations, data conversions, Microsoft Certified: custom process automation, • Implement Power Virtual Agents chatbots Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate and custom visualizations. • Integrate Power Apps with other apps and services Power Platform Functional Consultant have Knowledge and experience: broad applied knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, including practical understanding of Candidates for this exam perform discovery, capture capabilities, boundaries, and constraints. They requirements, engage subject matter experts and have experience using Microsoft Power stakeholders, translate requirements, and configure Platform tools to create solutions that use the Power Platform solutions and apps. They create Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft 365. application enhancements, custom user experiences, They have proficiency in data modeling, user system integrations, data conversions, custom process experience design, requirements analysis, and automation, and custom visualizations. process analysis.

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This certification is a good fit if: Master the basics with Skills outline guide Suggestions for Take a practice exam Explore these Fundamentals certifications gaining experience certifications next • You have broad applied Self-paced knowledge of Microsoft Power Start a Microsoft Power Pass required exam to Other tracks (Associate) Platform, including practical • Dynamics 365 Fundamentals online learning Platform trial and earn your certification understanding of capabilities, (CRM) Microsoft Learn create your own app • Microsoft Power Exam PL-200 boundaries, and constraints. OR Platform Developer • Dynamics 365 Fundamentals Work as a Functional Microsoft Power Microsoft Certified: Associate Platform Functional • You have experience using (ERP) Instructor-led training Consultant on one or Power Platform Microsoft Power Platform more projects Consultant Functional Consultant • Data Analyst Associate • Microsoft Power Platform Course PL-200T00 (for maker tools to create solutions exam PL-200): Power Associate Fundamentals Next level up (Expert) that use Microsoft Power Platform Consultant Volunteer to help on Microsoft Power Platform Platform and Microsoft 365. a Microsoft Power • Microsoft Power Platform consulting Functional Consultants OR Additional resources create application Platform • You have proficiency in data project Solution Architect Expert modeling, user experience enhancements, custom Browse all Microsoft • Collection user experiences, system design, requirements analysis, Complete more hands- Power Platform integrations, data and process analysis. on practice certifications conversions, custom Get a mentor process automation, and custom visualizations.

Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultants create application enhancements, custom user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and custom visualizations. They implement the design provided by and in collaboration with a solution architect and the standards, branding and artifacts established by User Experience Designers. Refer to the links below for recommended training resources that will help you prepare for required exams and earn your certification.

Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant PL-200T00-A | 5 days Instructor-led training

PL-200 Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant

Pass certification exam PL-200 to earn Get started Create a Create a business Get started with Create and use Get started with Improve business this certification using canvas app in process flow in Power Automate analytics reports Power Virtual performance with Dataverse Power Apps Power Automate buttons with Power BI Agents bots AI Builder Microsoft Certified: 6 modules 3 modules 3 modules 5 modules 6 modules 1 module 9 modules Power Platform Self-paced Functional online training Consultant Manage Create a model- Automate a Use best practices Bring AI to with Microsoft Create relationships, Associate permissions and driven application business process to secure and business rules, your business Learn administration in Power Apps using Power govern Power calculations, and with AI Builder for Dataverse 3 modules Automate Platform rollups in Dataverse 2 modules 2 modules 5 modules environments 3 modules 5 modules

Exam details Certification

Who is this Products featured PL-400 Pass certification exam PL-400 certification for? Microsoft Power Platform Developer to earn this certification • Power Apps Ideal candidates are developers • Power Automate Skills Measured: who have strong applied • Power BI • Create a technical design knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform services, including an • Configure Dataverse • Create and configure Power Apps in-depth understanding of their Microsoft Certified: capabilities, boundaries, and • Configure business process automation Power Platform Developer Associate constraints. Candidates should • Extend the user experience have a basic understanding of • Extend the platform Microsoft Power Platform Developer Associates design, develop, secure, and DevOps practices for Microsoft • Develop integrations troubleshoot Microsoft Power Platform Power Platform. solutions. They implement components of Knowledge and experience: the solution that include application enhancements, custom user experience, This exam measures your ability to accomplish the system integrations, data conversions, following technical tasks: create a technical design; custom process automation, and custom configure Dataverse; create and configure Power visualizations. Apps; configure business process automation; extend the user experience; extend the platform; and develop integrations.

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This certification is a good fit if: Master the basics with Skills outline guide Suggestions for Take a practice exam Explore these Fundamentals certifications gaining experience • You’re a developer. certifications next Self-paced Work as a developer on Pass required exam to OR • Dynamics 365 Fundamentals online learning one or more projects earn your certification Microsoft Learn • You have strong applied (CRM) Next level up (Expert) Volunteer to help Exam PL-400 knowledge of Microsoft Power OR • Dynamics 365 Fundamentals Microsoft Power Microsoft Certified: Platform services, including develop a project • Microsoft Power (ERP) Platform Developer Power Platform an in-depth understanding of Instructor-led training Platform Complete more hands- Developer Solution Architect Expert capabilities, boundaries, and • Microsoft Power Platform Course PL-400T00 on practice Associate constraints. Fundamentals (for exam PL-400): Microsoft Power Microsoft Power Platform Developer • You have a basic understanding Platform Developers of DevOps practices for OR design, develop, secure, Microsoft Power Platform. troubleshoot, and extend Additional resources solutions for Microsoft • Collection Power Platform solutions. Browse all Microsoft Power Platform certifications

Microsoft Power Platform Developers design, develop, secure, troubleshoot, and extend Microsoft Power Platform solutions. They implement components of a solution, including application enhancements, custom user experience, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and custom visualizations. Refer to the links below for recommended training resources that will help you prepare for required exams and earn your certification.

Microsoft Power Platform Developer PL-400T00-A | 5 days Instructor-led training

PL-400 Microsoft Power Platform Developer

Pass certification exam PL-400 to earn this certification Work with Microsoft Power Create a canvas Platform tenants, Create and use Create components Extend app in Power Apps environments, subscriptions, analytics reports with Power Apps Power Apps Microsoft Certified: 3 modules and Dynamics 365 apps with Power BI Component Framework portals Power Platform 4 modules 6 modules 3 modules 3 modules Developer Associate Self-paced online training with Microsoft Create a model- Automate a business Integrate with Administer Learn driven application process using Microsoft Power Power Apps in Power Apps Power Automate Platform and portals 3 modules 5 modules Dataverse 4 modules 2 modules

Exam details Certification

Who is this Products featured PL-600 Pass one prerequisite certification and certification certification for? Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect exam PL-600 to earn this certification • Power Apps • Power Virtual Agents Ideal candidates are current Solution Architects, Senior Skills measured: • Power Automate Consultants (both functional • Perform solution envisioning and • Power BI requirement analysis and technical), or Developers • Microsoft Azure that aspire to be Solution • Architect a solution Architects. • Implement the solution Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect

Knowledge and experience: Solution architects for Microsoft Power Platform lead successful implementations and This exam measures your ability to accomplish the focus on how solutions address the broader following technical tasks: perform solution envisioning business and technical needs of organizations. and requirement analysis; architect a solution; and implement the solution.

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Skills outline guide Suggestions for Take a practice exam This certification is a good fit if: • Power Platform Functional Try FastTrack gaining experience Consultant • Ideal candidates Self-paced Work as a solution Work with the • Power Platform Developer are current Solution online learning architect on one or Pass required exam to FastTrack team on Architects, Senior Microsoft Learn OR more projects earn your certification an implementation, Consultants (both and you may be OR functional and • Dynamics 365 Sales Functional Volunteer to design Microsoft Certified: invited to become a technical), or Consultant Associate Instructor-led training and implement a Power Platform FastTrack recognized PL-600 Developers that Course PL-600T00 customer engagement Solution Architect solution architect. • Dynamics 365 Marketing aspire to be (for exam PL-600): app solution Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate Microsoft Power Solution Architects. Microsoft Power Solution Architect Complete more design Platform Developers Platform Solution • Dynamics 365 Customer workshops with other design, develop, secure, Service Functional Consultant Architect architects OR troubleshoot, and extend Associate solutions for Microsoft Power Platform solutions. • You have strong applied • Dynamics 365 Field knowledge of Microsoft Power Service Functional Platform services, including Consultant Associate an in-depth understanding of capabilities, boundaries, and constraints.

Solution Architects for Microsoft Power Platform lead successful implementations and focus on how solutions address the broader business and technical needs of organizations. They have functional and technical knowledge of the Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics 365 customer engagement apps, related Microsoft cloud solutions, and other third-party technologies. Refer to the links below for recommended training resources that will help you prepare for required exams and earn your certification.

Instructor-led Training Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect PL-600T00-A | 4 days PL-600 Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect PL-600 Exam › Pass certification exam PL-600 to earn this certification Architect Solutions for Solution Architect: Design Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Power Platform Solutions Microsoft Certified: 5 modules 12 modules Power Platform Solution Architect

Self-paced online training on Microsoft Learn

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Who is this Products featured DA-100: Pass certification exam DA-100 certification for? Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI to earn this certification • Microsoft Power BI Candidates for this certification Skills measured: should have subject matter • Prepare the data expertise helping businesses to maximize the value of their data • Model the data • Visualize the data assets using Microsoft Power Microsoft Certified: BI. Responsibilities for this role include • Analyze the data Data Analyst Associate designing and building scalable data • Deploy and maintain deliverables Data Analysts help businesses to maximize the value of their data models, cleaningand transforming assets using Microsoft Power BI. Knowledge and experience: data, and enabling advanced analytics A candidate for this exam should have a fundamental capabilities that provide meaningful understanding of data repositories and data business value through easy-to- processing in the cloud and in on-premises settings. understand data visualizations. In addition, the role should have knowledge and experience with Power BI.

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This certification is a good fit if your Skills outline guides Exam DA-100 responsibilities include: Analyzing Data with • DA-100 Microsoft Power BI • Designing and building scalable data models. • Cleaning and transforming data. Take a practice exam Self-paced online learning • Enabling advanced analytics capabilities that Microsoft Official Microsoft Learn provide meaningful business value through Practice Test DA-100 Microsoft Certified: easy-to-understand data visualizations. Data Analyst Associate Instructor-led training OR Course DA-100T00: Data Analysts help Analyzing Data with businesses to maximize the If you already have or are working toward Microsoft Power BI value of their data assets any of these certifications: using Microsoft Power BI. • MCSA: BI Reporting • MCSA: SQL 2016 BI Development Additional resources • Microsoft Docs First, make sure your skills are up to date.

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Data Analysts enable businesses to maximize the value of their data assets by using Microsoft Power BI. As subject matter experts, Data Analysts are responsible for designing and building scalable data models, cleaning and transforming data, and enabling advanced analytic capabilities that provide meaningful business value through easy-to-comprehend data visualizations. Refer to the links below for recommended training resources that will help you prepare for required exams and earn your certification.

Instructor-led Training Analyzing Data with Power BI DA-100T00-A | 4 days DA-100 Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI Pass certification exam DA-100 DA-100 Exam › to earn this certification

Microsoft Certified: Get Started with Prepare data for Model datain Visualize data in Data analysisin Manage workspaces and Data Analyst Associate Microsoft data analytics analysis Power BI Power BI Power BI datasets in Power BI 3 hr 26 min - 2 modules

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