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Power Platform Centre of Excellence

Microsoft Power Platform enables teams to build solutions fast. Without the right structure, that speed can quickly introduce risk, sprawl, and uncertainty.

A Power Platform Centre of Excellence (CoE) gives you the governance, visibility, and operating model needed to scale low-code safely across the business.

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What is a Power Platform Centre of Excellence?

A Power Platform CoE is a governance and enablement framework, not just a set of tools.

It brings together people, processes, and technology to ensure Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Copilot are used securely, consistently, and in line with business priorities.

A mature CoE helps you:

  • Balance innovation with control

  • Empower citizen developers with guardrails

  • Reduce risk without stifling creativity

  • Turn low-code adoption into measurable business outcomes

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Our approach to a Power Platform CoE

We focus on building CoEs that work in the real world, not theoretical models that never leave a slide deck.

Governance without friction

We design governance policies that are clear, proportionate, and enforceable. This includes:

  • Environment strategy and data loss prevention (DLP) policies

  • Security, identity, and access models

  • App lifecycle management and ownership standards

The goal is to remove ambiguity, not create red tape.

Enablement for citizen and pro developers

A CoE should raise capability across the organisation. We help you:

  • Define development standards and best practices

  • Provide reusable components and templates

  • Create learning pathways for citizen developers

  • Clarify when solutions should move from low-code to pro-code

This reduces technical debt and improves solution quality over time.

Visibility and insight

You cannot govern what you cannot see. We implement monitoring and reporting to give you:

  • A clear view of apps, flows, usage, and dependencies

  • Insight into risk, adoption, and business impact

  • Data to support investment decisions and prioritisation

Leadership gets answers, not assumptions.

Operating model and ownership

We help define who does what and when:

  • IT, business units, and platform owners

  • Support and escalation models

  • Change, release, and compliance processes

This turns Power Platform into a managed service, not an experiment.

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What success looks like

A well-run Power Platform CoE delivers tangible outcomes:

  • Faster delivery of business solutions with fewer risks

  • Reduced shadow IT and duplicated effort

  • Higher quality apps that are easier to maintain

  • Clear alignment between low-code initiatives and business strategy

  • Confidence for IT, compliance, and senior leadership

Most importantly, the organisation can scale innovation without fear of losing control.

Who this is for

Our Power Platform CoE service is designed for organisations that:

  • Are seeing rapid Power Platform adoption

  • Want to empower the business without increasing risk

  • Need stronger governance, reporting, and control

  • Are under pressure to demonstrate value and ROI from low-code

Whether you are starting from scratch or need to mature an existing CoE, we tailor the approach to your size, sector, and risk profile.

Start with clarity, not complexity

A Centre of Excellence should simplify decision-making, not complicate it. We focus on pragmatic frameworks that evolve with your organisation, not heavyweight models that stall progress.

If Power Platform is becoming business-critical, a CoE is no longer optional.

Speak to us about building a Power Platform Centre of Excellence that scales with confidence.

Power Platform Centre of Excellence FAQs

What is a Power Platform Centre of Excellence?

A Power Platform Centre of Excellence (CoE) is a framework that defines how Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Copilot are governed, supported, and scaled across an organisation. It combines governance, enablement, and operational ownership to ensure low-code adoption is secure and sustainable.

Do we need a CoE if Power Platform is already in use?

Yes. Most organisations introduce a CoE after adoption has already started. A CoE helps regain control, improve quality, and reduce risk without disrupting existing apps or teams.

Will a CoE slow down innovation?

No. A well-designed CoE enables faster delivery by removing uncertainty. Clear standards, reusable components, and defined processes reduce rework and escalation, allowing teams to build with confidence.

Is a CoE just an IT function?

No. While IT plays a critical role, a successful CoE is cross-functional. It typically includes IT, security, compliance, and business stakeholders to balance control with business agility.

What’s the difference between Microsoft’s CoE toolkit and a CoE strategy?

Microsoft’s CoE toolkit provides visibility and monitoring tools. A CoE strategy defines how those insights are used. Governance models, ownership, development standards, and decision-making processes must sit alongside the toolkit to be effective.

How long does it take to implement a CoE?

An initial CoE foundation can typically be established in a few weeks. Maturity develops over time as adoption grows, governance evolves, and capabilities expand.

Can a CoE scale as our organisation grows?

Yes. A CoE is designed to evolve. Policies, controls, and operating models are adjusted as usage increases, new workloads are introduced, and risk profiles change.

How do we measure the success of a CoE?

Success is measured through improved visibility, reduced risk, higher-quality solutions, increased adoption, and clearer alignment between Power Platform usage and business outcomes.