The Growing Role of AI in Power Platform Development
Artificial Intelligence has evolved at an incredible pace. What once felt futuristic—or, at best, something as simple as a calculator—can now generate full Model-Driven and Canvas Apps from just a few prompts.
With AI now embedded in everyday workflows and accessible to everyone, there’s never been a better time to explore how it can elevate your Power Platform projects and accelerate the way we build business solutions.
From PL-900 to Practical Applications
Since passing the PL-900 Power Platform Fundamentals exam and graduating from the Microsoft Power Up Program, I’ve been focused on deepening my skills and experimenting with how AI can design, structure, and implement real-world business applications.
To really put these skills to the test, I challenged myself to use AI as my project starter…
How AI Helped Me Create a Realistic Business Scenario
I asked AI — specifically Perplexity — to create a business scenario that would:
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Build on concepts learned during the PL-900 exam
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Introduce new problem-solving opportunities
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Provide authentic cases to apply Power Platform features
Within moments, AI had generated a detailed scenario for a fictional local business that currently tracks all its processes in Microsoft Excel.
The challenge?
Migrate their workflows to the Power Platform to enable:
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Project tracking for multiple teams
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Automation of repetitive tasks
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Data visualisation and analysis using Power BI
Key Goals for My AI-Powered Power Platform Project
Over the next few months, I’ll be working with this fictional company as my test case to:
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Digitise and modernise their workstreams
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Showcase the integration between Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI
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Demonstrate how AI-generated prompts can spark real-world solution design
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Share learnings, ideas, and templates with the Power Platform community
By combining AI creativity with Power Platform capability, I’ll highlight how quickly and efficiently we can prototype, iterate, and deliver tangible business value.
An Invitation to Collaborate and Learn More
If you’d like to see the exact AI prompt I used and the outputs it generated — or follow my progress through my Power Platform Project — I’d be happy to connect.
Whether you want to explore how AI could inspire your next project, or you’re looking to modernise your workflows, let’s start a conversation.
We can achieve so much more when we share knowledge, ideas, and creativity.
