Power Apps Fundamentals
A one-day hands-on programme for the business user who has heard Power Apps could replace a clunky spreadsheet-and-email process but has never built anything in it. Power Apps lets someone outside the IT department build a working approval form, request tracker or simple data entry app without writing conventional code, provided the data and the process are understood clearly before building starts.
The day is practical throughout. Participants connect to a data source, build screens and forms for a simple approval or request-tracking app, and wire in a Power Automate notification so the right person is alerted when something needs attention. The closing module is a frank look at governance: who should be building apps, what data loss prevention policies exist for a reason, and how unmanaged app sprawl becomes its own problem.
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Programme Agenda
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Welcome and Programme Overview
Introduction to the session, objectives, and housekeeping.
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Canvas Apps Versus Model-Driven Apps
What each is built for, when a simple canvas app is the right tool, and when a structured model-driven app on Dataverse is worth the extra setup.
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Connecting to a Data Source
SharePoint lists, Excel tables and Dataverse as common starting points, and the practical differences in reliability and scale between them.
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Building Screens, Forms and Navigation
Laying out a simple app, building a form that captures the data correctly, and navigation between screens.
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Building an Approval or Request-Tracking App
A worked example built live: submitting a request, routing it for approval, and tracking its status through to completion.
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Basic Power Automate Integration
Triggering a notification or an email when a form is submitted or a status changes, without building a complex flow.
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Break
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Governance and Avoiding App Sprawl
Who should be building apps and why, data loss prevention policies and what they protect against, and keeping an inventory of what has been built so nothing becomes an orphaned, unsupported app.
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Applied Practice
Participants build a simple approval or tracking app for a real process from their own work.
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Wrap-Up and Q&A
Key takeaways, next steps, and close.
Key Outcomes
- Choose between a canvas app and a model-driven app for a given business need
- Connect a Power App to a SharePoint, Excel or Dataverse data source
- Build screens and forms that capture data correctly
- Build a working approval or request-tracking app
- Add a basic Power Automate notification to an app
- Apply governance practices that prevent uncontrolled app sprawl
Training Mode Physical / Online / Hybrid / e-learning
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Level Foundation, suitable for business users, operations and administrative staff who want to build simple apps without a programming background
Duration 1 Day (8 Hours) | 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Venue In-house at the client's premises, or delivered via the client's preferred platform (Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or equivalent)
Assessment Hands-on practical tasks plus a 10 to 15 question knowledge assessment
Certificate Certificate of Completion issued to all participants upon full attendance