PL-900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Complete Guide

* This course has been updated based on the curriculum additions that were made on June 22, 2023 *

Do you want to learn about the Power Platform, and prove that you have the knowledge to use the Power Platform to solve problems?

Do you want to learn and apply the capabilities within Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents, Dataverse, AI Builder, and Connectors?

Do you want to be certified from Microsoft, so that you can put it on your Resume/CV and showcase to potential employers that you know the Power Platform?

Do you want to pass the Microsoft PL-900 on the first try, and want one single complete resource that has everything you need for the PL-900 certification?

Then this is the course for you. Learn from over 15 hours of instructional content, 140 pages of study guides, and practice exams, with the only complete guide to everything you need to know to pass the PL-900 exam and receive your certification.

This course gives you all the training you need to pass - with detailed lectures, demos, and practice questions for each of the 76 learning objectives within the PL900 curriculum. This course gives you the structure you need to succeed - we go through each learning objective in sequential order, so that you are never lost.

This course is also for those students who want to learn the Power Platform, and its underlying services. Along with the training required to pass the PL 900 certification, students also learn Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents, AI Builder, Dataverse, and Connectors.

PL-900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals is also called PL-900, PL900, and PL 900 certifications, and so these are used interchangeably

What is this course all about?

The purpose of this course is to prepare you for the PL 900 Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals exam. It offers you dedicated video lectures, walk through demos, PDF study guides, and practice exams to maximize your chances of success. This course covers 100% of the 76 learning objectives in Microsoft's curriculum, and trains you to receive the certification on the first try.

What is the PL-900?

The PL-900 is a certification exam offered by Microsoft, that enables you to receive the Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals certification. This proves to employers and clients that understand the core capabilities of the Power Platform and can apply it to solve every day problems in business settings. The exam format varies, but is most often 45 questions within 65 minutes.

What does the PL-900 cover?

The PL-900 covers introductory concepts and capabilities related to the Power Platform. Specifically, this includes Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents. It also includes related topics such as Dataverse, AI Builder, Connectors, Dynamics 365, Teams, Security, and Administration. The exam does not only cover understanding the platform's capabilities, but also applying it to build reports, create apps, automate processes, and publish chat bots.

What is Power BI?

Power BI is a business intelligence and analytics platform, enabling users to connect data sources, discover insights, and create reports and dashboards that can be shared within the entire organization. Power BI is the most popular service within the Power Platform

What is Power Apps?

PowerApps in Microsoft's platform to build fully functional and cross-platform applications with little to no code. Think of PowerApps as Microsoft Word, but instead of building documents you are building real-life applications.

What is Power Automate?

Power Automate is a platform to automate any and all tasks. You can streamline anything, including your emails, calendars, and business processes. Users have seen more than a 15% increase in productivity after using Power Automate for only a week!

What is Power Virtual Agents?

Power Virtual Agents is the easiest and no-code way to create sophisticated chat bots to improve customer experience and automate requests in your company. PVA enables you to leverage Microsoft natural language processing and artificial intelligence at your fingertips

Why should you get the PL-900 certification?

The PL-900 certification from Microsoft is a recognized way to prove that you understand and can operate the services within the Power Platform. You can use the knowledge you learn in the PL-900 course to create impact in your organization. You can add it to your resume to significantly boost your chances of employment. Most employers even cover the cost of the training and exam because of the value that this certification provides. In certain countries, you can even receive ACE college credits.

Why choose this course?

• Complete guide - this is the 100% complete, start to finish zero to hero training guide to passing the PL900 exam. It includes lectures, demos, study guides, practice exams, and more. It is the only resource that you will ever need to ace the exam. It contains over 15 hours of instructional content!

• Full coverage - we go through Microsoft's curriculum one-by-one and cover all aspects of each of the 76 different learning objectives. This means no surprises on the exam, and it ensures that you are best prepared to pass the PL-900 exam on the first try.

• Structured to succeed - the course mirrors Microsoft's PL 900 curriculum exactly. Each of the 76 learning objectives has a combination of a PDF study guide, full video lectures, full video walk through demos, and application.

• Instructional and applicable - we not only go through important concepts, but also apply them as we are building our application so that we can solidify them. This is not only a walkthrough of the all the features and theoretical concepts, but a PL-900 course that actually builds applications with you

• Study guide PDF - you receive the full 120+ page study guide that we go through in detail in the course - students download these, print them, and annotate them so you can maximize your chances of success to pass the PL 900 exam.

• Practice exams - this course contains practice exams with questions that exactly mirror the types of questions found on the PL-900 exam. Use them to validate your knowledge and find weaker areas where you need to review.

• Step by step - each learning objective within Microsoft's PL 900 curriculum is covered in order, step by step. This ensures that you never get lost in the course.

• Teacher response - if there's anything else you would like to learn, or if there's something you cannot figure out, I'm here for you! Look at the ways to reach out video

• Community - when you enroll in this course, you join a PL900 community full of learners just like you

Course overview theory

The course follows exactly according to PL900 curriculum, based on 76 learning objectives (LO) that Microsoft has defined. Everything in this course is made to maximize your chances of passing the exam. For each learning objective, the course offers a combination of guided study notes, lecture videos, walk-through demos, and application. We then end with practice exams.

Course overview

Introduction - learn about the PL 900 exam and how best to succeed

Environment Setup - set up the Power Platform on your computer so you can follow along, and review the curriculum

Section 1: Describe the business value of Microsoft Power Platform (20-25%)

Section 2: Identify the core components of Microsoft Power Platform (10-15%)

Section 3: Demonstrate the capabilities of Power BI (20-25%)

Section 4: Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Apps (25-30%)

Section 5: Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Automate (10-15%)

Section 6: Demonstrate the capabilities of Power Virtual Agents (5-10%)

Practice Exams - practice what you have learned to validate your knowledge

Conclusion - take your exam, earn your certification, and next steps

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