Power Platform, Citizen Developers, and Citizen Data: More Than a One‑Trick Platform

I’m often asked whether Power Platform is “just” a sandbox for non-developers. It isn’t. Power Platform is a connective tissue across data, process, and people—equally at home enabling a teacher to automate feedback on assignments, a business analyst to ship a line‑of‑business app, and an engineering team to surface enterprise APIs safely to the front lines. It integrates naturally with citizen developer initiatives and citizen data initiatives, but it also gives professional developers a fast, governed way to deliver solutions without reinventing the plumbing.

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Saturday Film → Monday Growth: How you can use Microsoft Power Platform to level up your player grading experience.

It’s Saturday in the fieldhouse. You’re rolling through last night’s game with your staff. The goal isn’t to “get through the tape”—it’s to walk out with player‑by‑player statistics, clean per‑play grades, and a short list of reps each kid needs next week.

Here’s how to do it:

  1. A simple grading and stats workflow that every position coach can run while you watch film, and
  2. A practical Power Platform setup (Dataverse + model‑driven app + canvas app) that makes it quick to build and easy to maintain.

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