Episodes
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In this episode, Simon Greenhall shares his journey from a non-IT background to becoming a Power Platform professional leading the CoE at a prestigious UK University. He discusses practical strategies for adoption, governance, and building a supportive community within an organisation, emphasizing fundamentals and ‘soft’ or essential skills. We also discuss the prevalence of neurodivergence in the Microsoft community and beyond, and how breaking out of our default comfort modes can make our world’s bigger and our jobs easier by being part of the bigger network! We also discuss the prevalence of Shadow AI in organisations these days, and how adoption strategies and good comms can help set users on the right path.
#PowerPlatform #CommunityRocks #Adoption #Governance #SharePoint #CitizenDevelopers #DurhamUniversity #ShadowAI
Links to some of the things we discussed in this episode:
Microsoft Blog on scaling agents in frontier firms - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/2026/04/27/from-ideas-to-impact-how-frontier-firms-scale-agents-with-confidence/
Business Skills in Dataverse - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/2026/05/01/business-skills/
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In episode three of the Power Platform Panic Room, we welcome our good friend and award winning community superstar Janet Robb, an adoption and enablement expert working at the intersection of people and technology.
They discuss Janet’s journey forming some of the early D365 and Power Platform user groups in the UK, and why the community-led approach to knowledge has been so critical in enabling organisations with Microsoft technologies (if you’re reading this we’re sure you know too!). They also talk about the challenge getting individuals and teams to adopt AI-driven tools and agentic working, and methodologies Janet is applying in her work to #MakeItSticky. Janet also explains to us the three stages of AI enablement as she has seen it in her client work: Adoption -> Utilisation -> Proficiency and some of the key factors organisations need to realise in order to make all stages real for their whole spectrum of users.
Links to some of the things we discussed in this episode:
Administering and Governing Power Platform for Enterprise - - https://cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/microsoftcorp/microsoft/bade/documents/products-and-services/en-us/bizapps/power-platform-admin-governance-whitepaper.pdf (Microsoft’s guide recently shared on LinkedIn by Joe Unwin)
Femke Cornellisen’s AI Workshift Newsletter ‘Start From the Inside Out’ - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/start-from-inside-out-femke-cornelissen--wjfce/?trackingId=VEcklNmWRjyQk8yuigopMA%3D%3D
#LifeWillFindAWay #MakeItSticky #AdoptionUtilisationProficiency #CommunityRocks
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In this episode of the Power Platform Panic Room, hosts Emma-Claire Shaw and Craig White welcome guest Valentin Mazhar, a Microsoft Business Applications MVP and freelance consultant, specialising in Power Platform governance and delivering brilliant tools and insights at powertricks.io.
They discuss Valentin's journey from a ‘sneaky’ maker to a governance expert, the brilliant tools he has developed to aid in governing Power Platform, and the challenges posed by the rapid pace of change and new AI-driven features. The conversation highlights the importance of community support and the need for effective and continually improving governance strategies as the platform evolves. The discussion also touches on the role of shadow IT and how Power Platform effectively brings it out of the shadows, the need for a humble mindset to work in technology in 2026, and the innovations that are shaping the future of governance.
Val’s toolbox is impressive and you can find everything we talked about on his blog at powertricks.io.
Specifically called out in this episode from Valentin’s toolbox:
Copilot Studio Monitor - https://powertricks.io/copilot-studio-monitor/
Settings Enforcer - https://powertricks.io/settings-enforcer/
Copilot Studio Governance Reference Guide - https://powertricks.io/copilot-studio-governance/
And some other things we talked about:
Power Squared Code Apps playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLexP1PjIhnQzYhKCumdJW-Jcxsy9Qxq73&si=BWU7EkdtlnWJ7xhj
Daniel Laskewitz’s Power Platform Inventory awesomeness - https://github.com/Laskewitz/inventory-report
Power Platform Inventory API - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/inventory-api
Better way to debug Copilot Studio, by Ricardo Neves Alexandre - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ricardonevesalexandre_ai-copilotstudio-generativeai-activity-7449948975492874241-xo-u?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAJNkvEBhnLKSs967lXvwVeYhjnjmlq-XhY
Power Platform Admins Assemble (WhatsApp Community) - https://chat.whatsapp.com/EOC6CKaXippDtjuRP8tG06
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The Power Platform Panic Room is your go‑to podcast for Microsoft Power Platform governance and enablement. Hosted by Microsoft MVPs Craig White and Emma‑Claire Shaw, we cut through the chaos of Power Apps, Power Automate and Copilot Studio with expert guests, real‑world scenarios and practical guidance.
In this first episode Craig and Emma introduce the show’s concept and their plan for future episodes, delve into Craig’s favourite governance tools and get into Emma’s biggest fears working in this tech space. They also discuss how they keep up with the latest news and some of the cool governance upgrades coming in the latest wave update.
If this episode helped you make sense of the Power Platform chaos, like, subscribe and join us back in the panic room next time!
Here are some of the links mentioned in this week’s show:
Power Platform Admins Assemble (WhatsApp Community) - https://chat.whatsapp.com/EOC6CKaXippDtjuRP8tG06
2026 Wave 1 Release Plan - Governance & Administration - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/release-plan/2026wave1/power-platform-governance-administration/
Platforms of Power (Craig's blog) - https://platformsofpower.net/
Power Platform Dev Weekly - https://www.ppdevweekly.com/
Power Squared - https://www.youtube.com/@PowerSquared
Powercademy - https://powercademy.mykajabi.com/blog/#newsletter
