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Citizen developer

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A business user without a professional development background who builds apps or automations, for example with Power Platform, close to the processes they know; Microsoft also calls them makers.

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Reduce Developer Backlogs with Citizen Automation

2025-11-03 · Video on YouTube

Most organizations don’t lack coding talent — they lack capacity because requests are funneled into a tiny central dev team. This creates a backlog that burns out developers and traps massive value inside manual work. The unlock isn’t “more IT,” it’s enabling…

Power Platform Automation Arbitrage for Cost Savings

2026-03-02 · Video on YouTube

Most organizations think Microsoft Power Platform is about citizen developers building small convenience apps. That story is comforting—and mostly wrong. In this episode, we unpack the real economic reality behind low-code: Power Platform isn’t a toy, it’s an…

Power Apps Code Apps with Carike Botha [MVP]

2026-06-02 · Video on YouTube

In this episode of the M365 FM Podcast, Mirko Peters sits down with Carike Botha (MVP) to explore the evolution of Power Apps from traditional low-code development to the emerging world of pro-code applications. The discussion challenges the common assumption…

Power Platform Governance

2026-03-12 · Video on YouTube

This episode challenges one of the most common assumptions in the Microsoft ecosystem: 👉 “If it’s Microsoft, it must already be secure.” The reality is the opposite. Power Platform is enterprise-grade secure by design—but becomes risky the moment governance…

Power Platform Governance Without Creating More Shadow IT

2026-05-02 · Video on YouTube

The episode argues that Power Platform itself is not the real risk—poor governance is. Many organizations blame low-code tools for creating chaos, but the issue actually comes from a lack of structure around how those tools are used. Shadow IT existed long…

Build Responsive Power Apps with Containers and Components

2025-11-03 · Video on YouTube

Most Power Apps look “off” because makers skip Containers and reinvent UI on every screen. The fix is structural (containers) and systemic (component libraries). Containers replace fragile X/Y positioning with responsive layout physics—stack, align…

The PCF Blueprint

2026-08-08 · Video on YouTube

Many Power Platform tenants drown in undocumented apps, fragile web resources and duplicated grids. This episode is for architects and platform owners who want to see the Power Apps component framework as a governance layer, with solutions, ALM, catalogs and…

Power Apps Vibe Code vs Low-Code

2025-11-03 · Video on YouTube

“Low-code for everyone” was a great story—but the sequel is Vibe Code: Power Apps Code Apps (React + TypeScript + Git) living inside the same governed Power Platform. Low-code (Canvas/Model-Driven) still wins for speed and business-led prototyping, but it…

5 Microsoft Certifications That Boost Salary—and 3 to Skip

2026-02-28 · Video on YouTube

This episode explains that most industry certifications validate task execution but not architectural authority, meaning many certified professionals never see the salary growth or career opportunities they expect. It argues that credential inflation has made…

Automate Compliance Workflows with Microsoft Power…

2026-03-07 · Video on YouTube

Compliance processes are often treated as manual administrative work—slow, repetitive, and prone to human error. But modern organizations can transform compliance into an automated, traceable workflow system using Microsoft’s automation platform. In this…

Fix Sensitivity Labels and Data Silos for Microsoft…

2026-04-30 · Video on YouTube

This episode argues that sensitivity labels are widely misunderstood and often give organizations a false sense of security. While they appear to enforce governance, in reality they are static, incomplete, and poorly maintained—making them ineffective in…

Power Apps AI and Vibe Coding with Keith Atherton…

2026-05-15 · Video on YouTube

Keith shares his background in traditional .NET and SQL development and explains why Power Apps immediately stood out to him: speed. Instead of repeatedly building the same forms, logic, and app structures manually, Power Apps allowed him to focus more on…

2025-11-03 – Build Responsive Power Apps with Containers and Components2025-11-03 – Power Apps Vibe Code vs Low-Code2025-11-03 – Reduce Developer Backlogs with Citizen Automation2026-02-28 – 5 Microsoft Certifications That Boost Salary—and 3 to Skip2026-03-02 – Power Platform Automation Arbitrage for Cost Savings2026-03-07 – Automate Compliance Workflows with Microsoft Power…2026-03-12 – Power Platform Governance2026-04-30 – Fix Sensitivity Labels and Data Silos for Microsoft…2026-05-02 – Power Platform Governance Without Creating More Shadow IT2026-05-15 – Power Apps AI and Vibe Coding with Keith Atherton…2026-06-02 – Power Apps Code Apps with Carike Botha [MVP]2026-08-08 – The PCF Blueprint2025-112026-08
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Is citizen developer chaos a people problem?

The episode says no: it is a structural problem, shown by undocumented apps, unexplained fields and forms that break when someone leaves. · From the episode: The PCF Blueprint

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