Environment strategy
Default, development, test, and production environments with clear responsibilities and Managed Environments.
Governance · ALM · licensing
Low-code that grows safely.
As soon as more than a handful of apps and flows are created, the Power Platform needs rules: Which data may go where, who may build what, and how does a solution move cleanly from development to production? Together with your IT department, I develop a governance model that protects without slowing you down.
- PL-600 Solution Architect Expert
- Environments development, test, and production
- Licensing costs calculated in advance
01Use cases
What I use governance & ALM for
Data loss prevention (DLP) policies
Which connectors may be used together? Policies that restrict the use and combination of connectors while still letting people work - as one part of the security design.
ALM and deployment
Solutions, connection references, environment variables, and pipelines for traceable deployment.
Overview and inventory
Which apps, flows, and agents exist, who owns them, and who uses them? With inventory, recommendations, and analytics in the Power Platform admin center.
Licensing advice
Which license for which solution - per app, per user, pay-as-you-go, or included in Microsoft 365.
Adoption and makers
Guardrails for business units that want to build their own solutions: templates, naming rules, an approval process, and points of contact.
02Approach
From the first conversation to a solution in production.
Consulting and implementation from a single source: whoever writes the concept also builds it - with no friction between consultant and developer.
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Initial consultation
Free and without obligation via Microsoft Teams: What is the challenge, what is the goal, and which licenses do you already have? Afterward, you will know whether and how the Power Platform fits your needs.
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Process analysis
Together with the people who run the process every day: How does it work today, and where do manual handoffs between systems or media, delays, and errors occur?
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Solution concept
Data model, screens, flows, permissions, and licensing - in writing, easy to understand, and with a clear effort estimate.
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Implementation in stages
Short iterations, each with a working interim result. You see early on what is being built and can adjust course.
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Rollout and handover
Acceptance, deployment to production, documentation, and handover to your team - so the solution does not depend on me.
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Further development
If you wish, I will continue to support the solution afterward: enhancements, new requirements, and updates from Microsoft.
03Toolbox
Technologies in this area
- Power Platform admin center
- Managed Environments
- DLP policies
- Solutions
- Pipelines
- Environment variables
- Environment groups
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub
- Power Platform CLI
- Adoption framework
04Real-world projects
Projects in this area. No names, real substance.
As a rule, I do not name clients - their industry, size, and project requirements say enough.
Metalworking - precision turned and milled partssince 11/2025
Digital quality inspection with Power Apps in precision machining
For a manufacturer of precision turned and milled parts, I designed and implemented a responsive canvas app for quality inspections in production. It determines which inspection characteristics are due for each machine, part, and inspection trigger, evaluates measured values against tolerances, and stores the results in an auditable form in SharePoint, with versioning and restricted editing rights. In addition, I advise on migrating an existing production app that has evolved over time into separate environments.
more than 100 employees
Power Automate (cloud flows)Power Apps (canvas app, responsive design)SharePoint OnlineAzure SQLEntra ID and Microsoft 365 groups
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Automotive industry08/2024 - 06/2025
Power Platform learning paths, handbook, and migration guides, automotive
For an international automotive group, I created English-language learning paths, Q&A formats, and a 122-page handbook on developing Power Apps, working through a partner. This was later followed by guides that enabled employees to migrate their apps, flows, and SharePoint forms to a new Microsoft 365 tenant themselves.
more than 190,000 employees
Power Automate (cloud flows, desktop flows)Power Apps (canvas app)SharePoint Online (lists, forms with Power Apps)TeamsPower BI
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Automotive suppliersince 04/2022
Procurement and employee training with Power Apps at an automotive supplier
For an automotive supplier, I digitized internal request processes with the Microsoft Power Platform. A canvas app for purchase requests to procurement has been in use company-wide since 2023; a second app covers seminar requests from application to feedback. Around 100 cloud flows control approvals, reminders, Planner tasks, and the automatic synchronization of HR data.
more than 3,000 employees
Power Automate (cloud flows, approvals)Power Apps (canvas apps)SharePoint Online / Microsoft ListsPlannerGraph API
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09/2023 - 10/2023Consulting
Waste disposal, dumpster services, and separator maintenance
small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) · regional
For a waste disposal company, I identified on site where processes could be digitized and automated with Microsoft 365. In addition, I advised on the application for a voucher from a funding program for innovation and digitalization in small and medium-sized businesses.
- 365
- Power Platform
07/2023Consulting
Facade construction (metal)
around 300 employees, group of companies with around 500 employees · internationally active group with several production sites
A mid-sized facade builder manages production and shipping with several canvas apps on tablets, using SharePoint lists as the data foundation. I analyzed the apps and formulas and developed recommendations on performance, data integrity, usability, and the unambiguous mapping of ERP data.
- Power Automate
- Power Apps (canvas apps)
- SharePoint Online (lists)
- Power BI
06/2023 - 12/2023Consulting
Manufacturer of shading systems
more than 5,000 employees · international sales
For a manufacturer of shading systems, I supported the rollout of the Power Platform. I developed an environment strategy with sandbox and production environments, gathered the first use cases from the business units, and equipped business users to implement a use case of their own.
- Power Platform admin center (environments, security roles)
- Entra ID (security groups)
- SharePoint Online (lists)
- Power Automate (cloud flows, approvals)
- Power Apps (canvas apps)
- Forms
- Teams
05Questions and answers
Frequently asked questions
When is governance needed?
From the first solution in production, ideally - and no later than when several departments start building their own apps and flows. A lean framework from the start is much cheaper than cleaning up later.
What is ALM in the Power Platform?
Application lifecycle management: apps and flows are packaged in solutions, built in a development environment, accepted in a test environment, and then moved to production in a controlled way - with versions and a documented mapping of connections and environment variables.
Your process. My solution.
Tell me where things get stuck today - in a free, no-obligation initial consultation via Microsoft Teams, we will clarify what the Power Platform can do for your process and what a sensible first step looks like.