From low-code delivery to governed AI business solutions
I write about the Power Platform, the messy middle of becoming an architect, and keeping AI accountable at work.
not perfection
I split the build into ten phases. The first interface to write to Dataverse was implemented in phase two. It took me until phase ten to realise that …
Curated series
AI-assisted app development
AI can scaffold a Power App in an afternoon. What it can't do is own the result — that's still you. The build surface you pick is a governance decision, the design contract is your control surface, and the boring parts AI skips are the ones that bite. AI accelerates the job. It doesn't shrink your responsibility.
Copilot Studio Agents have skills now
Copilot Studio's new authoring experience gives agents Skills. Reusable, on-demand expertise built on the open Agent Skills format. This is my hands-on tour in three parts: what a skill actually is and the quiet risk of installing ones you never read, how to govern skills so they speed your team up instead of slowing it down, and how to build your own from scratch. Concrete, beginner-friendly, and built the governable way.
Exploring AI
I split the build into ten phases. The first interface to write to Dataverse was implemented in phase two. It took me until phase ten to realise that …
I froze at a blank spec file. Here's how AI got me building.You do not need to know how to start. You need something to react to. That was the lesson that finally got me moving. I had just come home from the Eu…
My 7 EPPC2026 takeawaysI have attended this year’s European Power Platform conference in Copenhagen and I loved every moment of it. The sessions, the networking, the insight…
Architecture
You don't get reliable AI-built apps by writing a better prompt. You get them by giving the agent less room to invent. If that sounds backwards, think…
Six ways to build a Power App in 2026The way you build a Power App is more than just a taste decision. It’s a decision for which responsibility you want to own. Sounds dramatic until you …
A skill is not "just a prompt"I keep butting heads with my boyfriend about the usefulness of skills In his opinion, skills are nothing more than prompts that tell AI what to do. Wh…