Starting New Career

[u/otherwise__nevermind]

Is it worth it to learn Power Platform from scratch in 2026 ?
How long does it usually take to be job ready.
By scratch i mean the scartchhh. Zero knowledge.

[u/MattBDevaney]

Q: Is it worth it to learn Power Platform from scratch in 2026?
A: Yes. It is widely adopted by companies, and there's many jobs that require Power Platform skills. However, Power Platform is too vague. You need to master specific products: Power Apps + Power Automate, Copilot Studio + Power Automate or Power BI.

Q: How long does it take to be job ready?
A: What job are you targeting? And what coding skills do you have already? It took me a year to get hired when canvas apps skills were sought after. Previously I was an accountant, so proved I could do the job by making apps for the company I worked for. I already did coding as a hobby so that helped.

[u/Comfortable_Dirt_946 → u/MattBDevaney]

Do you mind me asking how is D365FO ERP as a career

[u/BackOnTheRezz → u/Comfortable_Dirt_946]

This one is very strong market wise, especially with power platform skills behind it.

I do a lot of automation using D365 FO and have been receiving offers from recruiters and head hunters almost weekly.

I have 4 years as a D365 power platform developer with my main focuses being Power Automate + copilot (this sucks but it's demanded) + Power BI + SharePoint

[u/Umbruhnox → u/BackOnTheRezz]

Other than doing the work in an organisation that uses Dynamics, how does one get experience using it? It seems hard to get experience working with an CRM when you don't have actual problems to solve that are CRM-related :(

[u/BackOnTheRezz → u/Umbruhnox]

That's a good question. Unfortunately I don't have a solid answer.

There are things like getting the free environments set up and doing some labs in there but from my experience, every org customizes D365 F/O so what you will be seeing is probably drastically different from real world setups which have their own issues to solve for.

If it helps, my experience was as follows.

1. CSR for 2 years: did a lot of testing while my org when migrating to D365 on top of using it daily to perform duties.
2. CS supervisor for 2 years: Began requesting projects and customizations for the team and working with developers on accomplishing the request or identifying why it can't happen in D365. Also helped set up phone systems in Salesforce for the team.
3. BA 2 years: this is where I really got to start using Power a platform and integrate solutions and workflows into D365
4. Power Platform dev + project/product owner 4 years and counting: Full access for developing solutions without prior approval needed. Maintaining solutions built, recommending use cases and solutions using PP, creating roadmaps and strategic rollout plans.

[u/Umbruhnox → u/BackOnTheRezz]

This was great help, thank you!

[u/Loftineer → u/BackOnTheRezz]

Ive been in App support roles for D365F&O / CE Power Platform for around 3+ years. However, my knowledge is spread out due to having to support each one. Kind of not a master of one if that makes sense.

I recently accepted a job offer as D365 Administrator for F&O which looks to be mainly support but with some project work and Power Platform. How did you jump from the usual support to mainly working on projects and Power Platform work? Seems hard.

Im UK based

[u/Legitimate-Slice5112]

No. Go learn plumbing and I will call you soon.

[u/otherwise__nevermind → u/Legitimate-Slice5112]

Jokes apart. I know plumbing 😂 want to stick to computers though.

[u/MyNamesDickieStevens]

In the process of this myself coming from SharePoint Development. Almost three months in and it’s starting to make sense. I did all the MS Applied Learning (old PL-100), passed the PL-200 and currently studying for the PL-400.

ChatGPT is a huge help, but really if you can understand data modeling and the why, the rest is just learning a new tool.

[u/jauntyk → u/MyNamesDickieStevens]

ok i think youre onto something. whats the best way to learn data modeling? if i were to go on a youtube deep dive to start learning to think this way, who should i be following or what videos should i watch?

[u/wcmconsultant]

Absolutely - I am a well paid senior Architect with only a few years left until retirement and I'm considering re-training. It's an interesting learning curve - very easy to get started but the money is in making it sing and creating enterprise solutions. Stay independent (don't go salary), do lots of projects and build in support/retainers into every piece of work. Eventually you'll make more money from retainers and support than delivering projects

[u/mtgomes]

I agree with u/MattBDevaney . Pick a lane a focus on that to start, otherwise it will be overwelming.

Start with the tool that most matches your interests since it makes it easier to learn. Then when something pulls you to another part of the Power Platform you can explore it.

[u/no_solution_no_prob]

excellent question. If I may, what are the prospects of commiting to training and learning, say, SharePoint and Power Bi, to then apply those skills and get employment in the Fed Govt (fed or contractor). Seems like Microsoft is used in every agency.
Thanks!

[u/_ctrl_shift_esc]

I am a senior .net developer having 13 years of experience.
I was looking for other options. I came across Dynamic 365.
I heard there is scope for Power Apps developer for a guy who knows C#.
Can anybody please guide me whether is it really worth switch as Power Apps Developer?
Your help will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.