6. Why Automate?
Saves Time / Saves Money
Frees up resources
Allows employees to focus on
other things
Trust
Reduces/Eliminates the need
to hire VAs / Fiverr
Passwords / Websites
7. Sharpen The Saw
• Before we allow frustration to set in…
• Work smarter, not harder
13. • Build an application where you maintain productivity with the ability to connect
to multiple data sources
• Save time by building quick low-to-no code solutions
• Empower your staff to become Citizen Developers
Advantages of the Power Platform
23. • Business Owner sends employees to American League baseball games for
coverage.
• Employees are currently updating Excel sheet upon return.
• Some costs are not being captured.
• Business Owner would like employees to submit expenses via an application to
track costs real-time.
• Receive notifications when employees exceed budget
Demo Scenario
26. • Create SharePoint list
• Plan your fields to collect data
• Provide at least one row of data
• Create and customize PowerApps
• Connect to SharePoint list
• Link SP list data source to Power BI Desktop
• Create dashboard visualization
• Push to Power BI Service
• Create Flow to send email
Solution
*Flow and PowerApps steps can be simplified with modern sites