Power Platform governance resources

I’m going to use this post to capture some references, links and useful resources about Power Platform and Dynamics 365 governance. I’ll refresh this post monthly, so it becomes a good fresh summary. Here is the table of contents:

• Governance adoption journey
• Microsoft documentation
• Microsoft Videos
• Community resources
• Latest governance platform features

Last time updated: April 29, 2024

Governance adoption journey

Microsoft documentation

• Microsoft Power Platform security and governance documentation
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/power-platform/admin/security
• CoE Toolkit
  • Documentation: aka.ms/CoEStarterKit
  • GitHub project: https://github.com/microsoft/coe-starter-kit
• Power Platform Adoption Guidance
  • adoption.microsoft.com/powerplatform
• Admin and governance best practices
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/guidance/adoption/admin-best-practices
• Powershell administration samples
  • https://github.com/microsoft/PowerApps-Samples/tree/master/powershell
• Reference Architecture and Landing Zones
  • aka.ms/NorthStarPowerPlatform
• Use best practices to secure and govern Microsoft Power Platform environments
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/training/paths/best-practices-environments
• Work with Microsoft Power Platform tenants, environments, subscriptions, and Dynamics 365 apps
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/training/paths/implementing-customer-engagement-apps
• Adoption Maturity Model
  • https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-cat-adoption-maturity-model-repeatable-patterns-for-successful-power-platform-adoption/
• Power Platform white papers
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/guidance/white-papers/
• Administering a low-code development platform – Power Apps and Power Automate Enterprise Deployment whitepaper (May 2020)
  • https://aka.ms/powerappsadminwhitepaper
• Power Automate licensing enforcements
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/power-automate-licensing/when-flows-are-turned-off

Microsoft Videos

• Protect and Manage Your Enterprise Data Effectively at Scale (24/04/2024)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yFVO991dxY
• Microsoft Ignite | Operating Power Platform at enterprise scale (17/11/2023)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKFh7yJXe64
• Dataverse Environments For Everyone – New Developer Plan – Power CAT Live (24/06/2023)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXRSnN2AWTs
• Power Platform CLI Exposed (2023)
  • https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlrxD0HtieHhEdLHxQOU96ySSZpMCyAxf&si=kwmGFsf92lWQrQhR
• Microsoft Ignite | Streamline low code governance in your organization | BRK41 (14/10/2022)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W68DuGo-kls
• Microsoft Power Platform | Data Loss Prevention Policies – Default Environment (27/04/2022)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFxOF6eXdF4
• Microsoft Power Platform | Environment Strategy (28/05/2021)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrWr0vwg2pg&list=WL&index=18&t=1s
• Microsoft Power Platform | CoE Starter Kit
  • https://aka.ms/coekitvideos
• Microsoft Power Platform | Power CAT Apps & Automate Architecture Series
  • https://aka.ms/pparchseries

Community resources

• PowerTricks | Governance
  • https://powertricks.io/category/governance/
• Low Code Approach | Episode 31: A Smarter Way to Manage Environments (Podcast | Jan 24)
  • https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-wj3qu-155e232
• Power Platform | Provide Governance at scale (Nov 23)
  • https://carstengroth.wordpress.com/2023/11/15/power-platform-provide-governance-at-scale/
• Power Platform | To Route or Not to Route? (Sep 23)
  • https://carstengroth.wordpress.com/2023/09/21/power-platform-to-route-or-not-to-route/
• The Default Environment with EY Kalman (Podcast | Sep 23)
  • https://spotify.link/Q3crSUEzdDb
• Dataverse environment creation: use Powershell! (Aug 23)
  • https://demiliani.com/2023/08/02/dataverse-environment-creation-use-powershell/
• Upcoming Licensing enforcement in Power Automate explained (Aug 23)
  • https://benediktbergmann.eu/2023/08/01/upcoming-licensing-enforcement-in-power-automate-explained/
• Default Environment – How to handle? (July 2023)
  • https://thecrm.ninja/default-environment-how-to-handle
• Automating DLP Policy Creation in Power Platform from an Existing Policy (June 23)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_os6BMy20k
• Auditing of Security Role in Microsoft Dynamic 365 CRM with Enhanced UI (Jun 23)
  • https://www.inogic.com/blog/2023/06/auditing-of-security-role-in-microsoft-dynamic-365-crm-with-enhanced-ui/
• A Mountain of Shitty Little Apps
  • https://stevemordue.com/a-mountain-of-shitty-little-apps
• We need to talk about environments (Mar 23)
  • https://carstengroth.wordpress.com/2023/03/11/power-platform-we-need-to-talk-about-environments-again/
• Where would you all prefer your makers to create their personal productivity resources?
  • https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kenric-auguillard-15961b27_powerplatform-powerapps-powerautomate-activity-7040031700252319744-Qebg
• 8 Power Platform DLP Policy Best Practices
  • https://www.matthewdevaney.com/8-power-platform-dlp-policy-best-practices/
• Establishing a Power Platform Centre of Excellence
  • https://aaronrendell.blog/2022/11/01/establishing-a-power-platform-centre-of-excellence
• Power Platform- What’s Your Environment Strategy?
  • https://dev.to/wyattdave/power-platform-whats-your-environment-strategy-1h7p
• Defining a Power Platform Environment Strategy
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/community/defining-a-power-platform-environment-strategy

Latest governance platform features

• Release Planner | Administration and Governance features coming soon
  • https://releaseplans.microsoft.com/en-us/?app=Governance+and+administration&status=coming-soon
• Power Platform Advisor
  • Preview: Nov 2023
  • https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-the-public-preview-of-power-platform-advisor/
• Preferred solution
  • Preview: Oct 2023
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/settings-features#preferred-solution
• Create Developer environments on behalf of
  • GA: Oct 2023
  • https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/as-a-tenant-level-admin-enable-your-makers-with-developer-environments/
• Direct new makers to their own developer environments | Environment routing
  • GA: ~Oct 2023
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/default-environment-routing
  • https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/default-environment-routing-public-preview
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/release-plan/2023wave2/power-apps/direct-new-makers-their-own-developer-environments
• Customer Lockbox for Microsoft Power Platform
  • GA: 31/01/2023
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform-release-plan/2022wave2/power-platform-governance-administration/customer-lockbox-power-platform
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/about-lockbox
• View license consumption for Power Apps and Power Automate
  • Preview: 2023
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/view-license-consumption-issues
• Tenant Isolation
  • GA: 10/05/2023
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/release-plan/2023wave1/power-platform-governance-administration/manage-data-exfiltration-infiltration-risks-azure-ad-based-connectors
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/cross-tenant-restrictions
• Managed Environments
  • GA: 12/10/2022
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform-release-plan/2022wave2/power-platform-governance-administration/managed-environment-launch
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/managed-environment-overview
• DLP for Custom Connectors
  • GA: ~Jun 2022
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform-release-plan/2021wave1/power-platform-governance-administration/data-loss-prevention-enhancements-manage-custom-connectors-seamlessly-at-tenant-environment-level
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/dlp-custom-connector-parity
• Connector action control
  • Preview: 03/08/2021
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform-release-plan/2021wave1/power-platform-governance-administration/data-loss-prevention-through-connector-action-control
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/connector-action-control
• Connector endpoint filtering
  • Preview: 03/08/2021
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform-release-plan/2021wave1/power-platform-governance-administration/data-loss-prevention-through-connector-endpoint-filtering
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/connector-endpoint-filtering
• Conditional access policies for individual apps
  • Preview: 01/04/2022
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform-release-plan/2022wave1/power-apps/conditional-access-policies-individual-power-apps
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/admin-manage-apps#conditional-access-on-individual-apps-preview
• Enable quarantine of non-compliant apps
  • GA: 01/04/2022
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform-release-plan/2022wave1/power-apps/enable-quarantine-non-compliant-power-apps
  • https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/admin-manage-apps#manage-app-quarantine-state-preview