{"id":42255,"date":"2023-03-30T06:57:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T10:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/?p=42255"},"modified":"2023-03-30T08:40:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T12:40:41","slug":"power-platform-licensing-options-understanding-whats-right-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/blog\/power-platform-licensing-options-understanding-whats-right-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Platform Licensing Options: Understanding What\u2019s Right for You"},"content":{"rendered":"
Citizen developer is not a title, but an approach to creation. A citizen developer is an employee who builds a platform or service that they themselves will use. Unlike software engineering or programming, citizen development is not a discrete job category.<\/p>\n
Business managers and sales representatives can be citizen developers, as can senior programmers, because citizen development does not require any experience with traditional software development or involvement with an internal IT department. Instead, citizen developers<\/a> build systems for their own use and can share those system-based solutions with their team.<\/strong><\/p>\n Microsoft Power Platform<\/a> is a suite of citizen development tools<\/a> designed to promote simplification and solution. Power Platform offers interfaces that specialize in a wide range of topics, from data analytics to chatbots. Power Platform is no-code\/low-code, which means users can create apps or automation by dragging and dropping specific features or by inputting code with a difficulty level of basic Excel formulas. Like the name suggests, Power Platform “empowers\u201d citizen developers to build solutions, all while providing them with data security services to keep their creations safe.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Just as each Power Platform program has its own purpose, it has its own licensing \u2014 some programs offering multiple licensing plans and several add-on options. For example, PowerApps charges $5\/user\/app\/month at its lowest level, a pay-as-you-go option with an Azure subscription at its highest, and add-ons that cover everything from log-in capacity to gigabytes of database capability. And this is only one of the five programs! Licensing combinations multiply quickly, which is why Power Platform licensing can become complicated.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n However, choosing the right licensing is crucial to your success. The Power Platform licensing you choose will affect what capabilities your solutions have, who has access to your solutions, and how well your solutions perform. While you do not want to spend unnecessary money, you also want your employees or team members to have access to these services so they, like you, can try out being a citizen developer.<\/p>\n The best way to decide how you can leverage Power Platform licensing to your advantage is to ask yourself what you want to use Power Platform for and who you want to use it.<\/strong> Here are a few examples of questions you can ask:<\/p>\n To visualize these series of questions and many more, we have created a flowchart. After you make your way through your flow-chart and determine the what and who of your Power Platform licensing needs, you can determine with confidence which of the five programs you would like access to, which add-ons you need, and to what extent you would like these programs to interact with other Microsoft programs<\/a> you may already have, like 365 or Azure.<\/p>\n\n Why Do Citizen Developers Use Power Platform?<\/h2>\n
Microsoft Power Platform Services<\/h3>\n
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How Power Platform Licensing Determines Citizen Development Experience<\/h2>\n
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