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Power Platform

Platform Governance

Tiered oversight, ownership attestation and lifecycle management proportionate to business impact.

Technologies

  • Power Platform
  • Microsoft Purview
  • Power BI
  • Azure DevOps

Not all applications carry the same risk. A three-tier model lets scrutiny follow consequence, which is what keeps governance credible with makers.

Business outcomes

Proportionate control

Personal productivity apps not treated like finance systems.

No orphaned critical apps

Ownership recorded, co-owners required, attestation scheduled.

Auditable change

Business-critical solutions deployed through pipelines.

Capabilities

Tier definitions

Personal, team and business-critical with governance for each.

Ownership and attestation

Named owners, co-owners and periodic confirmation.

Exception process

A sanctioned, time-bound route to deviate.

Governance reporting

Estate, compliance and exceptions reported on a cadence.

How we deliver it

  1. Frame

    Agree the problem, the users and what success looks like in observable terms.

  2. Design

    Data model, screens, logic and security, with the simplest thing that works.

  3. Build

    Configuration-first delivery in short increments with real user review.

  4. Harden

    Error handling, monitoring, ownership and deployment pipeline.

  5. Enable

    Handover, documentation and maker coaching so the team can extend it.

Next step

Considering Platform Governance?

We will give you an honest view of the effort involved, the prerequisites and the risks, before anyone signs anything.

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