Growing Centers of Enablement Excellence with Simon Owen

FULL SHOW NOTES https://podcast.nz365guy.com/464 Simon Owen shares his journey from accidentally starting his Power Platform journey to becoming a group manager of the Global Power team.  Simon’s experience in leading adoption, establishing governance, and growing a user community across multiple countries and levels within an organization. The conversation revolves around the evolution of the Center of Enablement and the importance of scaling the Power Platform within organizations.  The significance of not only implementing governance and guardrails but also empowering individuals to leverage the technology to its fullest potential. The positive impact of digital literacy within an organization and how a digitally literate workforce benefits careers improves productivity, and paves the way for innovative business solutions. Insights into the changing perspectives on scaling the Power Platform and enabling individuals within organizations. They explore scenarios where organizations either limit citizen developers' involvement due to security concerns or embrace a team-based approach with a software factory mindset to build numerous solutions.  The conversation offers valuable insights into the decision-making process and its impact on governance and enablement. Discusses the timeline for establishing a stable and effective system within the Power Platform. Explore the varying durations required based on the number of apps and flows involved, shedding light on the potential months or even years it may take to achieve a fully stabilized system. Simon highlights the licensing complexities faced by large organizations when considering the widespread adoption of the Power Platform and the importance of demonstrating value and gradually expanding usage to gain organizational buy-in. Simon discusses the benefits of starting with low-risk, low-cost experimental projects and gradually expanding the capabilities and expertise of citizen developers to solve increasingly complex problems. Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoptionSupport the showIf you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith