• Course introduction 

• Define a Solution Architect 
• Role of a Solution Architect on projects 
• Project Methodology 
• Getting to know your customer 

Group exercise - Getting to know your customer 

• How to lead the requirement collection effort 
• Using fit gap analysis 
• Pillars of good architecture 
• Blueprinting the solution architecture 

Group exercise - Design from requirements 

• Solution Architect's role in project governance 
• Techniques for keeping a project on track 
• Scenarios that could cause a project to fail 

Group exercise - Project governance and working as a team 

• Key Power Platform architecture components 
• Understand how platform design and limits influence solution architectures 
• Updates and feature releases 

• Understand how to communicate how the platform meets customer needs 

• Data model influences 
• Data model strategy 

• Data types 
• Data relationships 

Group exercise - Data modelling 

• Planning and evaluating requirements 

• Operational reporting 
• Power BI 
• Enterprise BI 
• Pre-built insights and custom AI 

• Discuss options for apps and how to choose where to start 
• Discuss app composition options 
• Using components as part of your app architecture 
• Considerations for including Portals as an app in your architecture 

• Group exercise - Power Apps Architecture topics 

• Microsoft vision and Solution Architect's role in ALM 

• Environment strategies 
• Defining a solution structure for your deliverable 

Lab: ALM Hands-on Lab 

• Discuss options for automation and custom logic 

• Review considerations for using triggers and common actions 
• Explore using Business Process Flows (BPF) to guide users through business processes 

Group Exercise - Evaluate scenarios for Power Automate usage 

• Solution Architect's role in security modelling 

• Discovery and learning your client's environment 
• Controlling access to environments and resources 
• Controlling access to CDS Data 

Group Exercise - Security Modelling 

• Solution Architects role in Integrations 
• What is an integration and why do we need it 
• Platform features that enable integration 
• CDS Event Publishing 

• Scenarios for group discussion 

• Solution Architect's role when deploying Dynamics 365 apps 
• Architecture Considerations for primary apps 

• Group Exercise - App specific working groups evaluate requirements 

• Solution Architect's role with testing and go live 
• Planning for testing 

• Planning for go live