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Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals PL-900 Exam Prep Study Guide

PL-900 exam preparation covering Power Platform business value, Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, copilots, and solution-selection decisions.

Microsoft owns the official credential and may change its blueprint, eligibility rules, fees, or delivery process. This guide keeps those boundaries visible while organizing original 101PD instruction around power platform value, architecture, and dataverse, power apps and business-solution design, power automate, process improvement, and governance, power pages, copilots, and pl-900 readiness.

Skills you will practice

  • Power Platform value, architecture, and Dataverse
  • Power Apps and business-solution design
  • Power Automate, process improvement, and governance
  • Power Pages, copilots, and PL-900 readiness

Prerequisites

  • Review Microsoft's current PL-900 skills-measured page, retirement notices, and exam policies before registering.
  • Review the current Microsoft eligibility rules and candidate materials before registering for the official examination.

Designed for

Business users, citizen developers, and Microsoft PL-900 candidates · Candidates who want a structured objective-by-objective study plan · Professionals using diagnostic results to target weak domains

What a learner should be able to do

  1. Outcome 1

    Explain the core rules and concepts within power platform value, architecture, and dataverse.

  2. Outcome 2

    Apply power apps and business-solution design to realistic exam-style decisions.

  3. Outcome 3

    Analyze power automate, process improvement, and governance using a repeatable problem-solving process.

  4. Outcome 4

    Use power pages, copilots, and pl-900 readiness to identify readiness gaps before the official examination.

Original curriculum architecture

Each course is organized around these modules, original explanations, realistic cases, practice questions, and documented source review.

Module 1

Power Platform value, architecture, and Dataverse

Build exam-ready understanding of power platform value, architecture, and dataverse through source-grounded explanations, worked examples, and original scenario practice.

Module 2

Power Apps and business-solution design

Build exam-ready understanding of power apps and business-solution design through source-grounded explanations, worked examples, and original scenario practice.

Module 3

Power Automate, process improvement, and governance

Build exam-ready understanding of power automate, process improvement, and governance through source-grounded explanations, worked examples, and original scenario practice.

Module 4

Power Pages, copilots, and PL-900 readiness

Build exam-ready understanding of power pages, copilots, and pl-900 readiness through source-grounded explanations, worked examples, and original scenario practice.

Official exam relationship

Independent preparation for Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals examination

Exam owner
Microsoft
Exam or series code
PL-900

101PD provides independent preparation and a training-completion record. Microsoft controls eligibility, registration, the official examination, scoring, and the resulting license or certification.

Review the official exam information

Applied portfolio exercise

Power Platform business-solution blueprint

Complete an applied readiness file that connects the official objective areas to realistic work decisions and a documented study plan.

  • Business-problem and data map
  • App-and-automation solution sketch
  • Governance and readiness checklist

Sources and boundaries

Sources establish current requirements and standards. They do not supply 101PD’s lesson text, scenarios, assessments, or project work.

Source set reviewed August 21, 2026.

Exam-prep questions

Who issues the Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals examination?

Microsoft controls the official Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals examination, including current eligibility, registration, delivery, scoring, and the resulting license or certification.

Does a 101PD completion certificate prove that I passed the official exam?

No. A 101PD certificate documents completion of independent training only. It is not an exam score, occupational license, authority approval, or third-party certification.

Are official exam registration and fees included?

No. Candidates register with Microsoft or its designated testing provider and pay any official fees separately. Always confirm the current candidate rules before registering.