Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Copilot Studio: PL-900 Certification Preparation
PL-900 is a one-day introductory training course covering the four components of the Microsoft Power Platform:
• Power BI (data analysis and visualization),
• Power Apps (no-code business application creation),
• Power Automate (process automation),
• Copilot Studio (conversational agents).
What sets this training apart: you don't just understand the tools, you use them. Throughout the day, you will create a Power BI report, a canvas application connected to real-world data, and an automation flow featuring a condition and an approval process.
The training is aimed at diverse profiles: operations professionals looking to automate their tasks, analysts wanting to create their own reports, managers evaluating the platform's value, or citizen developers starting out with Microsoft's no-code and low-code tools.
It prepares you for the PL-900 certification exam: Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals and serves as the recommended entry point before the PL-200 (Power Platform Functional Consultant) training.
Is it for you ?
PL-900 is aimed at diverse profiles who wish to understand or begin using the Microsoft Power Platform, whether they come from the business, operations, or technology sectors.
It is particularly suitable for:
• Operations, administration, and functional team professionals who want to automate repetitive tasks or create simple tools without relying on the IT department.
• Analysts and business intelligence team members who wish to master Power BI to produce their own reports and dashboards.
• Managers and digital transformation leads who are evaluating the Power Platform as part of an automation or process modernization initiative.
• Citizen developers starting out with Microsoft’s no-code and low-code tools.
• IT professionals and consultants who support business teams in adopting the Power Platform.
• Anyone preparing for the PL-900 certification exam: Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals.
Prerequisites
No mandatory prerequisites.
General familiarity with Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive) facilitates the context of the examples, but is not required to take the course.
What You'll Walk Away With
- ✓ Understand the business value of the Power Platform and position its four components within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem according to your needs: analyze, create, automate, or deploy an agent.
- ✓ Create a Power BI report and dashboard connected to a real data source and publish them to the Power BI Service.
- ✓ Build a canvas app with Power Apps, connected to SharePoint or Dataverse, without writing a single line of code.
- ✓ Implement an automated flow with Power Automate: trigger, conditions, notification, and approval.
- ✓ Assess your readiness for the PL-900 exam through the end-of-day quiz, guided correction, and targeted revision paths.
Training content
PL-900 alternates between structured presentations, guided demonstrations, and hands-on workshops in the Power Platform tools. Unlike more technical administration training, this course focuses on practice from the very first session: you create a report, an application, and an automated flow all in the same day. The training concludes with an overview of Copilot Studio and an PL-900 exam-style quiz with guided correction.
1 Discovering the Power Platform and its four components
An overview of the Power Platform ecosystem before diving into each tool.
- Business value of the Power Platform: automate, analyze, create applications, and deploy agents without writing code.
- The four components: Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Copilot Studio — positioning and interactions.
- Dataverse: the common data platform that links the tools together (introduction).
- Connectors and licensing: how Power Platform connects to Microsoft 365, Azure, and third-party applications.
2 Analyzing and visualizing data with Power BI
Power BI transforms raw data into interactive reports and dashboards accessible to the entire organization.
- Connecting to a data source and basic transformation.
- Creating an interactive report: visuals, filters, and slicers.
- Publishing to the Power BI Service and creating a dashboard.
- Data security concepts: who sees what in a shared report.
3 Creating business applications with Power Apps
Power Apps allows you to build applications connected to your data without writing code, directly from a browser.
- Canvas apps vs. model-driven apps: differences and use cases.
- Creating a simple canvas app connected to SharePoint or Dataverse.
- Screen navigation, basic formulas, and publishing the application.
4 Automating processes with Power Automate
Power Automate orchestrates repetitive tasks between your Microsoft 365 applications and third-party services without manual intervention.
- Cloud flows: trigger, actions, and conditions.
- Creating an automated notification flow.
- Creating a simple approval flow: sending, decision-making, and follow-up processing.
5 Exploring Copilot Studio and validating learning
An introduction to conversational agents in the Microsoft ecosystem, followed by a wrap-up of the day.
- Copilot Studio: use cases, conversation topics, actions, and the limitations of a fundamental agent.
- Positioning Copilot Studio within the Power Platform and Microsoft 365.
- Timed PL-900 exam-style quiz with guided correction and revision paths.
Keep in Mind
Final quiz (25–40 questions) + guided correction Structured review of weak areas identified by the group
📌 Practical information
Our training sessions are available as private sessions, delivered in person at your premises, in a virtual format, or in our training rooms according to your needs.
Dates, schedules, language of instruction, and formats are fully customizable for your team.
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