Application Lifecycle Management in Azure DevOps made easy

Episode 153: Markus Erlandsson and Malin Martnes chatted with Parvez Ghumra and Sean Astrakhan about Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and how Azure DevOps can simplify it for Power Platform projects. Parvez and Sean break down environment strategies, version control, and deployment pipelines, sharing practical insights for both low-code makers and pro developers. They discuss the pros and cons of managed vs unmanaged solutions, the importance of source control, and how to handle configuration data across environments. The episode also touches on ALM challenges in Customer Insights and Copilot Studio, and previews their upcoming hands-on workshop at Nordic Summit.

Bio:

Parvez is an experienced Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics 365 CE and Azure Developer/Technical Consultant/Architect. Having originally worked in bespoke software development using the Microsoft technology stack, he first started working with Dynamics CRM in 2010 with version 4.0. He has enjoyed working with every version of the product since then, right through to the present-day Power Platform.

Parvez excels at infusing software engineering, architectural and design best practices in the current age of delivery using low-code/no-code tools. He has a particular interest in ALM and DevOps for Power Platform and Dynamics 365 CE, having implemented enterprise-grade processes in this area using Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions for large teams and programmes of work globally.

Sean Astrakhan is the founder of “Architects Accelerator”, an 8-week training program to turn makers into Power Platform Solutions Architects. He has contracted for the Washington Post, Microsoft and internationally for startups in Denmark and Ukraine. He shares how to architect enterprise Power Platform solutions on his YouTube channel, at user groups and other workshops/bootcamps.

Links:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/alm/
https://github.com/microsoft/powerplatform-build-tools
https://github.com/microsoft/powerplatform-actions

https://www.linkedin.com/in/parvezghumra
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-astrakhan/

https://www.untethered365.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/xrmsolutionsuk/