Overview
Discover Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert.
To stay competitive, solution architects need to swiftly adopt new technologies that drive innovations to bring better solutions to customers. In addition to taking advantage of new tech capabilities, these professionals must often develop new capabilities from technology that’s available. In other words, they are drivers of tech intensity, which can only exist in a culture of learning. Solution architects can help build that learning culture by example, showing other team members that certification and training can enhance their competitive advantage and career success
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 PL-600T00: Power Platform Solution Architect 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.
Skills Covered
This learning path covers the pre-sales and analysis phases of a project to include:
- What it takes to become a Solution Architect.
- Discovering customer needs.
- Proposing a solution.
- Working with requirements.
- Performing fit-gap analysis.
Who Should Attend
Senior Consultants (both functional and technical) that aspire to be Solution Architects, or current Solution Architects that are new to the role.
This Microsoft Official Course prepares students for the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert certification. The PL-600 exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: perform solution envisioning and requirement analyses; architect a solution; and implement the solution.
Course Curriculum
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
- Completed and passed either PL-200T00: Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant or PL-400T00: Microsoft Power Platform Developer
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform
- Senior Consultant (functional or technical) or Solution Architect new to role
- Some knowledge of Microsoft Azure (get familiar with Azure by attending AZ-900T00: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals training)
If you are new to Power Platform, we’d recommend you to attend PL-900T00: Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals to familiarize yourself with the business value and product capabilities of Power Platform.
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Course Modules
The Solution Architect leads successful implementations and focuses on how solutions address the broader business and technical needs of organizations. This module covers what it takes to get started as a Solution Architect and as key member of the overall project team.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn about what is expected of a solution architect.
- Learn about the role of a solution architect during the project phases.
Learn how to ask customers questions about their business processes and feature requirements to create a viable solution.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn about initial customer discovery.
- Discover customer communication strategies.
Learn how to propose a solution.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Identify solution components.
- Develop and validate a demo.
It is important to capture the customer’s needs accurately. This module explains how to capture requirements and identify functional and non-functional items.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn about leading requirement capture sessions.
- Learn about functional and non-functional requirements.
A fit gap analysis identifies the difference between the known requirements and the proposed or current solution. This module covers performing a fit gap analysis.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Determine feasibility of requirements.
- Refine requirements from proof of concept insights.
- Categorize business requirements and perform a fit gap analysis.
- Evaluate Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform apps.
The solution architect for Microsoft Power Platform has a key role on a project. Typically, the solution architect will implement governance, change processes, and monitor the project progress. This module explains the role of the solution architect in implementing project governance.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn about the solution architect’s role in project governance.
- Identify techniques for keeping a project on track.
- Explore scenarios that could cause a project to fail.
Prerequisites
Experience working on Power Platform projects as either a junior solution architect, a senior functional consultant, or a senior developer.
Solution architects are responsible for overall design of the solution. Understanding the architecture of Microsoft Power Platform control is imperative when designing solutions based on Power Platform. This module describes the components and capabilities of Power Platform and how they control the design of your solutions.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Review the key Power Platform architecture components.
- Explore how the platform’s design and limits can influence solution architectures.
- Review how to communicate with the customer on how the platform can meet their needs.
Prerequisites
Experience working on Power Platform projects as either a junior solution architect, a senior functional consultant, or a senior developer
This module explains the solution architect’s role in data modeling for Power Platform and the tradeoffs for modeling data in Power Platform solutions.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn about data modeling influencers.
- Discover various data model strategies.
- Learn about data types and data relationships.
Prerequisites
Experience working on Power Platform projects as either a junior solution architect, a senior functional consultant, or a senior developer
A solution architect for Microsoft Power Platform evaluates the needs for reporting and then identifies the best approach. This module examines the available reporting and analytics options for Power Platform.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Discover the planning and evaluating requirements.
- Learn about operational reporting.
- Review the capabilities of Microsoft Power BI and how to use it with Power Platform components.
- Learn how to use pre-built insights and custom AI.
Prerequisites
Experience working on Power Platform projects as either a junior solution architect, a senior functional consultant, or a senior developer
Solution architects are responsible for a solution’s overall design. Understanding the capabilities of Power Apps is imperative when designing apps for a solution. This module explains the different types of apps, the differences between apps, and when and which type(s) of apps to use.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Explore options for apps and how to choose where to start.
- Explore app composition options.
- Learn how to use components as part of your app architecture.
- Discover when to include Power Apps portals as an app in your architecture.
Prerequisites
Experience working on Microsoft Power Platform projects as either a junior solution architect, a senior functional consultant, or a senior developer.
Solution architects for Microsoft Power Platform need to define the environment strategy and application lifecycle management (ALM) for transporting work from development to test to production.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn about Microsoft’s vision and the solution architect’s role in ALM.
- Review environment strategies.
- Define a solution structure for your deliverables.
Prerequisites
Experience working on Power Platform projects as either a junior solution architect, a senior functional consultant, or a senior developer
Solution architects are responsible for a solution’s overall design. Understanding the capabilities of Power Automate is imperative when designing the automation for the solution. This module focuses on Power Automate and its capabilities.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Review options for automation and custom logic.
- Review considerations for using triggers and common actions.
- Explore how to use business process flows to guide users through business processes.
Prerequisites
Experience working on Microsoft Power Platform projects as either a junior solution architect, a senior functional consultant, or a senior developer
This module explains the solution architect’s role in security modeling for Microsoft Power Platform, security options for your tenant and environments, and access to data and functionality within Dataverse.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Discover the solution architect’s role in security modeling.
- Learn how to control access to environments and resources.
- Learn how to control access to data in Dataverse.
Prerequisites
Experience working on Power Platform projects as either a junior solution architect, a senior functional consultant, or a senior developer.
Solution architects for Microsoft Power Platform lead the design of integrations. This module explores the issues that occur during integration with Power Platform solutions.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Learn about the solution architect’s role in integrations.
- Learn about integration and why it’s necessary.
- Discover Power Platform features that help enable integration.
- Use the capabilities of Microsoft Azure.
Prerequisites
Experience working on Power Platform projects as either a junior solution architect, a senior functional consultant, or a senior developer.
Increasingly, chatbots are becoming an important component of business applications. Solution architects need to understand the capabilities of Power Virtual Agents when designing a Microsoft Power Platform solution. This module provides an in-depth description of Power Virtual Agents and its capabilities.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Explore options for chatbots and how to choose where to start.
- Explore scenarios for chatbots.
- Learn about the components of Power Virtual Agents.
Prerequisites
Experience working on Microsoft Power Platform projects as either a junior solution architect, a senior functional consultant, or a senior developer
Robotic process automation helps with the automation of legacy applications. Solution architects are required to know the capabilities of Power Automate for desktop when they are integrating a Microsoft Power Platform solution. This module will explain Power Automate Desktop and its capabilities.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Explore options for automation and how to choose where to start.
- Explore scenarios for Power Automate for desktop.
- Learn about the components for running Power Automate for desktop flows.
Prerequisites
Experience working on Microsoft Power Platform projects as either a junior solution architect, a senior functional consultant, or a senior developer
Proper testing is important to help ensure the project’s success. The solution architect plays a key role in ensuring a project is properly tested.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Review the solution architect’s role with testing and go-live.
- Learn about the data migration process and deployment.
- Learn about the testing process.
- Discover how to plan for go-live.
Prerequisites
Experience working on Microsoft Power Platform projects as either a junior solution architect, a senior functional consultant, or a senior developer
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Training Options
- ILT: Instructor-Led Training
- VILT: Virtual Instructor-Led Training
Exam & Certification
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert.
If you’re looking to prove your expertise as a Microsoft Power Platform or Microsoft Dynamics 365 solution architect, or if you’re a developer or a senior consultant ready to take the next step to become a solution architect, this expert certification can help you move forward in your career.
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If you’re looking to prove your expertise as a Microsoft Power Platform or Microsoft Dynamics 365 solution architect, or if you’re a developer or a senior consultant ready to take the next step to become a solution architect, this expert certification can help you move forward in your career.
As a candidate for the Power Platform Solution Architect Expert certification, you work with stakeholders and focus on solutions that affect your organization’s broad business and technical needs. You have functional and technical knowledge of Power Platform, Dynamics 365 customer engagement apps, related Microsoft cloud solutions, and third-party technologies. For this certification, you need a minimum of 1 to 3 years as a Power Platform solution architect or 7 to 10 years as a senior consultant or developer, along with deep knowledge of Power Platform architecture.
Microsoft Power Platform solution architects lead successful implementations and focus on how solutions address the broader business and technical needs of organizations.
A solution architect has functional and technical knowledge of the Power Platform, Dynamics 365 customer engagement apps, related Microsoft cloud solutions, and other third-party technologies. A solution architect applies knowledge and experience throughout an engagement. The solution architect performs proactive and preventative work to increase the value of the customer’s investment and promote organizational health. This role requires the ability to identify opportunities to solve business problems.
Solution architects have experience across functional and technical disciplines of the Power Platform. Solution architects should be able to facilitate design decisions across development, configuration, integration, infrastructure, security, availability, storage, and change management. This role balances a project’s business needs while meeting functional and non-functional requirements.
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: perform solution envisioning and requirement analyses; architect a solution; and implement the solution.
- Perform solution envisioning and requirement analyses (35-40%)
- Architect a solution (40-45%)
- Implement the solution (15-20%)
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Even though you have advanced technical skills, it would be a good idea to augment your traditional development background with Microsoft Certified: Microsoft Power Platform App Maker Associate. By validating that you have a deep understanding of low-code/no-code strategies so that you can identify use cases that meet business and technical objectives, you could broaden your appeal to prospective clients and employers.
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