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! 

Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert

Preparing for Beta Exams

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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