Neil Rowlands
Power Platform Constulant, Architect and Freelance Trainer
Newport, United Kingdom
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I'm a senior Power Platform and Power BI practitioner-trainer with a previous career in digital marketing and data analysis.
I am a regular speaker at UK user groups and a co-host of D365PPUG South-West and PPUG Wales.
I hold 7 certifications: MB-280, PL-100, PL-200, PL-300, PL-400, PL-500 & PL-600 plus 5 Fundamentals.
In January 2025 I completed the QA TAP Training Delivery Skills course and in April 2025 I become a Microsoft Certified Trainer.
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Creating a Power BI training programme
Teams in our organisations have both data and business requirements… all we have to do is train our colleagues how to use Power BI Desktop/Power Query and they can rapidly author their own MIBI reporting. By upskilling your existing staff your organisation will gain ownership of the outputs and reduce the need for contractors.
In this interactive session we will structure a 2-day Power BI training plan outline, giving all attendees an effective framework to use to deliver to their colleagues.
Thinking Like A Power Platform Architect workshop
Are you ready to take the leap from maker to architect? Join seasoned Power Platform Architects Neil Rowlands and Keith Atherton as they share their real-world experiences, frameworks, and thinking patterns that empower makers, consultants, and citizen developers to grow into strategic solution architects.
This workshop is designed to bridge the gap between building solutions and architecting them. Together, we'll explore the mindset shift required to move beyond app creation and into strategic, scalable, and sustainable platform design. You'll learn how to evaluate requirements with a broader lens, design with enterprise in mind, and balance rapid delivery with long-term governance.
What You’ll Learn:
* The core principles of Power Platform architecture
* How to approach problems like an architect, not just a maker
* Navigating the trade-offs between no-code speed and long-term sustainability
* Designing solutions with governance, ALM, security, and scalability in mind
* Common pitfalls in solution design and how to avoid them
* Real-life architectural war stories from enterprise projects
Format:
* Interactive discussions with architectural decision-making scenarios
* Hands-on design challenges and group critique
* Live whiteboarding and architecture patterns
* Q&A with Neil and Keith for practical guidance and mentorship
Who Should Attend:
* Power Platform makers ready to level up
* Functional consultants seeking architectural awareness
* Technical leads and developers moving into architecture roles
* Anyone responsible for designing or overseeing enterprise-grade Power Platform solutions
Requirements:
* A good understanding of Power Platform tools (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse)
* Curiosity and a willingness to challenge your current approach
Thinking like a Business Intelligence Analyst
As Power Platform developers we create solutions that collate data, so it is inevitable that our users will want to understand that data. Including reporting in our early-project requirements enables us to create a holistic solution- capture, work with and understand data, while asking the right questions and understanding good report design enhances our skillset.
Turbocharging your Power BI report with Power Platform
We create an awesome report, share it with users and then think… how can I easily ask my users if this is providing the insight that they want?
With Power Platform’s suite of tools we can embed a simple canvas app into a Power BI report, store responses securely in a Dataverse environment and use Power Automate to summarise and notify report authors
In this session I’ll deliver a whistle-stop tour of how environments and solutions differ from workspaces, creating Dataverse tables, creating a canvas app, embedding this into a Power BI report and authoring a simple Power Automate flow
Thinking like a Power Platform Architect
How do we change our mindset from a developer to an architect?
What questions should we ask, what should we consider and what should we quantify?
In this interactive session I'll give you a framework of how to do this, enabling you to contribute early on in a project lifecycle and make informed decisions.
Model Driven Apps: Uncovering secret tips and tricks
Model Driven Apps (MDAs) allow us to rapidly assemble a Dataverse app and also prototype data structures and layouts prior to building a canvas app.
However many features are not easily discoverable in the app designer interface.
In this hands-on walkthrough I'll take the Group through quickly building an effective MDA.
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Creating a Power BI training programme
Teams in our organisations have both data and business requirements… all we have to do is train our colleagues how to use Power BI Desktop/Power Query and they can rapidly author their own MIBI reporting. By upskilling your existing staff your organisation will gain ownership of the outputs and reduce the need for contractors.
In this interactive session we will structure a 2-day Power BI training plan outline, giving all attendees an effective framework to use to deliver to their colleagues.
Baltic Summit
Thinking like a Power Platform Architect workshop with Keith Atherton
Session 1- Thinking Like a Power Platform Architect (Neil)
Session 2- Performing Discovery on a Project (Keith)
Session 3- Two Class Discussions
Session 4- Developing Your Skills (Keith and Neil)
Fabric & Power BI - Bristol User Group User group Sessionize Event
D365 Power Platform User Group Bristol
Thinking like a Business Intelligence Analyst
D365 Power Platform User Group Bristol
Thinking Like A Power Platform Architect
Power Platform User Group Wales
Thinking Like A Power Platform Architect
Power Platform Learner to Leader User group Sessionize Event
D365 Power Platform User Group Bristol
Model Driven Apps- Uncovering secret tips and tricks
Neil Rowlands
Power Platform Constulant, Architect and Freelance Trainer
Newport, United Kingdom
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