This post is a compilation of resources available to you if you are new to the Power Platform, and want to keep learning. I will keep it updated and please, feel free to suggest additions or updates in the comments below or on social media.
Power Platform 101
So, you don’t know what the Power Platform is, and want to understand what’s all the fuss about? Take a look at the links below:
- Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals in 15 minutes
Lisa Crosbie’s excellent 15-minute explanation. If you know nothing about the platform, start here. - Introduction to Microsoft Power Platform
This introduction module from Microsoft Learning will let you cover more or less in 36 minutes what is this platform, the business value for customers and the security of the technology. - Microsoft Power Apps – Concepts Explained
Power Apps is part of The Power Platform, the Microsoft no-code / low-code platform for building custom applications or extending some Dynamics 365 Apps with additional capabilities.
Beginner
If you already know about the platform and you want to learn more, the resources below may prove helpful.
- Microsoft Learn for Power Platform
This is the main access point to all Microsoft’s platform training material. Here you will find all the learning paths, organized by modules. This is endless, but very well presented and easy to follow. - Power Apps Community
Communities are a fundamental part of the platform. Here you will be able to ask questions and get help, read articles and news, explore galleries with examples, and get to know MVPs and other advanced users. - Power Platform User Groups
Local or online communities where you can get access to sessions, events, and activities and get in contact with other users. - Official Documentation
The central point of all the technical guides and references developed by Microsoft. - Power Apps Developer Plan
If you want to play hands-on and see the platform in action, and you don’t have a license, you register and get free developer access here. - How to get Office 365, Power BI, Power Apps and Flow for free
Ruth Pozuelo explains how to get an Office 356 license to access the entire Power Platform for Free. - Microsoft Power Platform in a day workshops
Here you will have access to many virtual free training one-day sessions delivered in different languages and timezones. - Robotic Process Automation – Online Workshop
Robotic Process Automation in a Day instructor-led course learning material. - PowerApps AI Builder Hands-On Lab Binary Classification
This post guides you step-by-step through the process of creating a binary classification model used to predict outputs that fall into two categories.
Videos
If you are a visual learner, this list of channels will give you what you need.
- Lisa Crosbie
The easy-to-follow step-by-step tutorials that this lady produces are IMO the best out there. - April Dunnam
Hands-on technical videos and shorts for all the different technologies in the Power Platform. As she explains, she goes straight to the point and provides killer technical content. - Victor Dantas
Here you will find videos about everything Power Platform. Here you will find zero to hero video series, explaining different topics from the bottom up. - Reza Dorrani
Learn..Share..Repeat reads Reza’s slogan and I love it. In this channel, you will find excellent tutorials about Power Apps, Power Automate, SharePoint, Dataverse and more.
Certifications
Already started learning and want to go one step further and decided to get certified? The links below may prove useful.
- Training and Certification Guide
Microsoft developed this guide that summarizes very nicely all the training and certification options available for the platform. - PL-900 vs PL-100
These are the two entry-level available exams, so sometimes is confusing which one you should be taking first. Lisa Crosbie does a great job explaining the difference between the two, as well as explaining the other available ones. - PL-600 Preparation Guide
Guide written by Bill Blancett for the PL-600 exam, which is not exactly a beginner’s one, but the way he approaches the preparation is valid for anyone. - Exam Sandbox
Feeling nervous about the exam? Take a look at this demo experience that will let you get familiar with the elements of a real exam. - Exam Ref PL-900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals
Book by Craig Zacker covering all the topics included in the PL-900 exam. - Practice Assessments on Microsoft Learn
These assessments offer you a no-cost, no-risk way to test your skills, assess your knowledge and strengths, and gauge your readiness for a Microsoft Certification exam. - Exam Readiness Zone
Join Microsoft experts as they provide tips, tricks, and strategies for preparing for a Microsoft Certification exam.
Developers
You are a developer with a solid technical background and heard about this no-code technology and want to understand it better, from a developer point of view?
- Power Platform Developer Blog
Insights, how-tos and updates for building low-code solutions with the Power Platform. News and announcements to help keep up on the latest Power Platform features and resources. - Power Tips
Power Maverick gives an excellent summary of beginner tips, tricks and tools for developers who want to keep doing what they do best, but within the Power Platform. - Tools
The Power Apps community creates tools! - PCF Learning Roadmap
Diana Birkelbach has put together this composition of links for you, by combining the Microsoft Learning resources, official samples, her own blogs and some other community resources.
Books
Do you find it easier to learn with a printed book or a digital one? Take a look at the ones below.
- Microsoft Power Apps Cookbook: Apply low-code recipes to solve everyday business challenges and become a Power Apps pro
Eickhel Mendoza’s practical recipes and real-world examples help you create custom solutions and automate processes. Use Power Apps combined with Power Automate, Dataverse, the Component Framework, and Power Pages to implement RPA technologies and more. - Extending Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement Apps with Low Code: Create tailor-made Dynamics 365 CE apps using the powerful low-code capabilities of Power Platform.
Nicolás Andrés Fernández shows you how to Customize your Dynamics 365 customer engagement apps to increase business productivity and customer value at scale using a low-code approach.
Additional links
Other tools and sites can come in handy when on the never-ending path of learning.
- Power Platform Challenge
On this site, Miguel Verweij proposes periodic new Power Platform challenges, with a detailed step-by-step explanation of the solutions.
Conclusion
This is a list that I plan to update often, so if you think something is missing please let me know.
I hope you find it useful. If you have any comments or queries, please leave them below. And if you need any help with your Power Platform apps, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Post reviewed and updated on 04/04/2024.
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