Power Platform democratizes development. That is its superpower and its biggest risk. Without governance, in 18 months you have 600 makers, 2,000 apps, 800 Power Automate flows and nobody knows what can be touched. Here is how to avoid it.
The CoE that works
A Center of Excellence is not a team that says "no". It is a team that says "yes, but like this". Its critical functions: reusable templates, ALM as a service, maker mentoring, adoption dashboards, DLP management, and internal evangelization.
DLP done right, not DLP that paralyzes
- DLP per environment: the closer to production, the more restrictive.
- Block by default what you do not understand. HTTP and custom connectors without review, out.
- Documented exceptions with expiration date. No permanent exceptions.
- Quarterly review with business stakeholders. Rules age.
Mandatory ALM, realistic ALM
All solutions in Azure DevOps or GitHub. Service connections configured. Pipelines with quality gate (solution checker). The maker should not deploy to production by clicking a button.
14+ years leading enterprise digital transformation projects in LATAM and Europe. Founder of TIKAL SOLUTIONS.
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