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.
Chapter Tokens
00:00 - Introduction: Introduction into the Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE)
00:45 - The Tools: Power Apps, Power Automate & Power BI
01:44 - Comparison: Low-Code Platform vs. Traditional C++ Development
03:49 - Definition: What is a Center of Excellence?
04:26 - The "Citizen Developer": Empower employees and reduce IT workload
06:02 - Support & Community: How employees get support
07:39 - Governance: Rules, security and access to systems
10:03 - Requirements: The necessary mindset for Citizen Developers
11:11 - Practical example: Project takeover from a large service provider
15:16 - Differences in collaboration: Direct line vs. offshore chains
16:52 - The new role of the service provider: Focus on complex solutions
19:03 - Lessons from the past: Avoid the MS Access chaos
20:06 - Special features in regulated industries (Pharma/GXP)
22:58 - Cleaning up "uncontrolled growth" and license management
23:51 - The CoE as a dynamic process (blueprint)
25:51 - Conclusion: Progress by controlled decentralization
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December 04, 2025