3 Practices for Accelerating Productivity with Microsoft Power Platform

AccleroTech is a pioneering AI‑First, Remote‑First digital solutions company on a mission to accelerate productivity for global businesses. We specialize in Microsoft Power Platform – the leading low-code, AI-powered software suite – to craft solutions that are smarter, faster, and more cost-effective. Our purpose is clear: accelerating productivity with AI-first solutions, built by remote-first talent.

In short, we leverage artificial intelligence in every project to deliver big efficiency gains for our customers, while tapping a global pool of remote talent.

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And for the detail-oriented, the three practices are described below...

Practice 1: Cost Optimization for Power Platform, M365, Azure & Legacy

Our first best practice focuses on cost optimization – doing more with less across your legacy systems, Microsoft 365, and Azure. We start by leveraging what you already have before adding anything new. For example, we integrate Power Platform with legacy systems like SAP, so you can reuse existing functionality instead of rebuilding it. A new Power App can pull data from SAP or even write back to it through standard connectors, extending the life and value of your older software without a costly replacement.

Next, we make sure to maximize your Microsoft 365 licenses. Many organizations already have Office 365 or Microsoft 365 subscriptions, which include certain Power Platform capabilities at no extra charge. We ensure you fully use these built-in Power Apps and Power Automate features (included with tools like Teams and SharePoint) so you can deliver solutions without needing additional licenses.

This full-stack approach combines Power Platform components (Power Apps, Power Pages, Power BI, Power Automate, etc.) with the M365 tools you already use (Teams, Outlook, SharePoint). By leveraging what’s already in your toolbox, we eliminate redundant apps and avoid unnecessary costs.

Finally, we optimize Azure usage behind the scenes. When our Power Platform solutions use Azure services (like databases, AI services, or custom APIs), we carefully tune those resources for efficiency. We apply Azure best practices – like right-sizing compute resources and shutting down unused services – to ensure you’re not overspending on cloud infrastructure.

In short, cost optimization means extending your legacy investments, taking full advantage of existing licenses, and running lean in the cloud. You get the benefits of the Power Platform without the hefty price tag.

Practice 2: Setting & Maintaining a Power Platform Center of Excellence

Our second best practice is establishing a Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) for governance and support. We set up a CoE to manage, secure, monitor, and guide your Power Platform adoption from day one. This includes deploying Microsoft’s CoE Starter Kit – a set of governance dashboards and tools – to instantly give you visibility and control over all Power Apps, flows, and Power BI reports in your organization.

With a CoE in place, we implement key governance dimensions: enforcing security policies (for example, data loss prevention rules for connectors), monitoring app usage and performance, and providing support and training for creators. We also make sure Power BI administration is done in lock-step with Power Apps and Power Automate governance, so all parts of the platform follow a unified strategy rather than being managed in silos.

Another crucial element is setting up proper development environments and ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) processes. We create separate Dev, Test, and Production environments for your Power Platform solutions and establish CI/CD pipelines to automate how changes move between them. This means whenever you build a new app or update a flow, it can be tested and deployed to production quickly and reliably through an automated release process. It brings discipline and consistency to your low-code development cycle.

Finally, the CoE drives continuous governance and nurturing. A dedicated team uses the admin center and CoE dashboards to keep an eye on everything, with alerts set up to catch any issues or policy violations. If someone tries to use an unapproved connector or if an app starts hitting performance limits, the CoE will spot it and take action (or guide the maker to a solution).

At the same time, the CoE team nurtures your maker community by sharing best practices, offering training sessions, and even showcasing top-performing apps. This way, innovation remains high but within safe, managed boundaries.

In essence, a Center of Excellence ensures your Power Platform usage is empowered but controlled – your people can innovate freely, while your data and systems stay secure and compliant.

Practice 3: Full-Stack Development & Copilot-Powered Innovation

Our third practice is full-stack, AI-powered development of Power Platform solutions. We follow Microsoft’s Well-Architected Framework to make sure every solution is built for reliability, security, performance, operational excellence, and great user experience. In short, we design apps the right way from the ground up, so they are robust, secure, and scalable for the future.

We also turbocharge our development process by leveraging AI – especially Microsoft’s new Copilot features. For example, the Power Platform’s Plan Designer (an AI Copilot tool) allows us to generate an initial app blueprint from a plain English description. We can outline your requirements, and the AI instantly suggests a working app outline – complete with data tables, screens, and even some flows.

Our expert developers (we call them Full-Stack PowerStackers) then refine and build out this blueprint, working across all aspects of the Power Platform (apps, automations, analytics, chatbots, and integrations). Throughout, we use AI assistants to help write code and formulas, debug issues, and even generate test data. This pairing of human expertise with AI speed means we deliver robust solutions faster than ever, without sacrificing quality.

Lastly, AccleroTech brings a reuse-first mentality to every project. Over time, we’ve built a library of 100+ ready-to-reuse solution components from past projects. These cover common needs across 10 industries and 7 business functions.

So if we’re building, say, an employee onboarding app or a customer service chatbot, we can pull from our repository of proven templates and components instead of starting from scratch. This not only accelerates development but also increases reliability, since these components are already battle-tested.

With these 3 Practices for Accelerating Productivity with Microsoft Power Platform, by combining well-architected design principles, AI-driven development, and a rich library of reusable assets, we create solutions that are innovative, high-quality, and delivered at lightning speed. You get a full-stack solution tailored to your needs, powered by the best of what technology and AI have to offer.