WeeklyTalk #151
The Power Platform Center of Excellence
The Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) is a kind of control center designed to manage the optimal introduction and use of the Microsoft Power Platform.
The Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) is a kind of control center designed to manage the optimal introduction and use of the Microsoft Power Platform, such as Power Apps or Power Automate.
In our WeeklyTalk, we highlight why a CoE is essential, how it provides employees with clear guidelines and support for their ideas, and how the overall structure continuously evolves as a dynamic process.
00:00:00 - Introduction: Introduction into the Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE)
00:00:45 - The Tools: Power Apps, Power Automate & Power BI
00:01:44 - Comparison: Low-Code Platform vs. Traditional C++ Development
00:03:49 - Definition: What is a Center of Excellence?
00:04:26 - The "Citizen Developer": Empower employees and reduce IT workload
00:06:02 - Support & Community: How employees get support
00:07:39 - Governance: Rules, security and access to systems
00:10:03 - Requirements: The necessary mindset for Citizen Developers
00:11:11 - Practical example: Project takeover from a large service provider
00:15:16 - Differences in collaboration: Direct line vs. offshore chains
00:16:52 - The new role of the service provider: Focus on complex solutions
00:19:03 - Lessons from the past: Avoid the MS Access chaos
00:20:06 - Special features in regulated industries (Pharma/GXP)
00:22:58 - Cleaning up "uncontrolled growth" and license management
00:23:51 - The CoE as a dynamic process (blueprint)
00:25:51 - Conclusion: Progress by controlled decentralization
December 04, 2025