Description

Establishing a Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) is a strategic way to drive adoption while keeping the platform scalable and secure—through governance, best practices, and support. In this session, we’ll connect that CoE foundation to the emerging operational reality of Agent 365—where agents and low-code solutions must coexist with clear ownership, policy, and visibility We’ll start with what a CoE really is (and isn’t), and how to use the Power Platform CoE Starter Kit as a reference implementation for governance, monitoring, and adoption—while recognizing that successful CoEs also require people, communications, and defined processes. Then we’ll translate those same CoE practices into an Agent 365 operating model, including the practical admin steps and guardrails that determine whether agents are usable, visible, and compliant inside the organization. Finally, we’ll demystify what it takes for agents to safely connect to enterprise systems—such as integrating an agent with Dynamics 365 and enabling the Dataverse Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, with a focus on permissions and governance considerations that IT admins and decision makers care about.

Name
Build, Govern, and Scale: Power Platform Center of Excellence + Agent 365 in the Real World
Date & Time
Thursday, June 4, 2026, 2:35 PM - 3:25 PM
Aline Lilwall Tad Thompson
Day
June 4
Session Type
Demo
Solution
Blackbaud CRM, Raiser’s Edge NXT, Financial Edge NXT, Blackbaud Grantmaking, Altru, Blackbaud Education Management
Competencies and Skills
Low-code, Business Intelligence, Marketplace/Partner, Automation, Power Platform