Exam PL-600: Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect (beta) - Study Guide
Last year I got Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate.
I am currently preparing to take the Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert certification. Or “PL-600” for short!
As I prepare I plan to write study guide notes that I will publish. In this post you will find a collection of links to those posts. Let's start!
Preparing for Beta Exams
- Review the PL-600 prep guide and practice the skills listed.
- Find classroom and online training from Microsoft Learning Partners.
- Explore free learning paths, courses, and hands-on learning on Microsoft Learn.
Exam PL-600: Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect – Skills Measured
Perform solution envisioning and requirement analyses (35-40%)
Initiate solution planning
evaluate business requirements
identify Power Platform solution components
identify other components including existing apps, AppSource apps, third-party
components, and components from independent software vendors (ISV)
identify and estimate migration effort
Identify organization information and metrics identify desired high-level organizational business processes
identify business process automation opportunities
assess an organization's risk factors
review key success criteria
Identify existing solutions and systems
evaluate an organization’s enterprise architecture
identify data sources needed for a solution
define use cases and quality standards for existing data
identify and document an organization's business processes
Capture requirements
refine high-level requirements
identify functional requirements
identify non-functional requirements
confirm that requirements meet an organization's goals
Perform fit/gap analyses
determine the feasibility of meeting specific requirements
evaluate Dynamics 365 apps and AppSource options to solve requirements
address functional gaps through alternate solutions
determine the scope for a solution
Architect a solution (40-45%)
Lead the design process
design the solution topology
design customizations for existing apps
design and validate user experience prototypes
identify opportunities for component reuse
communicate system design visually
design application lifecycle management (ALM) processes
design a data migration strategy
design apps by grouping required features based on role or task
design a data visualization strategy
design an automation strategy that uses Power AutomateDesign the data model
design entities and fields
design reference and configuration data
design relationships and relationship behaviors
determine when to connect to external data versus import data
design data models to address complex sets of requirements
Design integrations
design collaboration integrations
design integrations between Power Platform solutions and Dynamics 365 apps
design integrations with an organization’s existing systems
design third-party integrations
design an authentication strategy
design a business continuity strategy
identify opportunities to integrate and extend Power Platform solutions by using Microsoft Azure
Design the security model
design the business unit and team structure
design security roles
design field security
design security models to address complex sets of requirements
determine security model management policies and processes
identify Azure Active Directory groups and app registrations required to support a
solution
identify data loss prevention (DLP) policies for a solution
determine how external users will access a solution
Implement the solution (15-20%)
Validate the solution design
evaluate detail designs and implementation
validate security
ensure that the solution conforms to API limits
resolve automation conflicts
resolve integration conflicts
Support go-live identify and resolve potential and actual performance issues
troubleshoot data migration
resolve any identified issues with deployment plans
identify factors that impact go-live readiness and remediate issue
Two ways to prepare
Learning paths to gain the skills needed to become certified
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