“Normal” ALM versus Power Platform ALM

ALM in Power Platform is not fundamentally different from “normal” ALM, as described in Chapter 1, but in addition to what already has been described, there are some things to watch out for.

The main problem people have a hard time wrapping their heads around is the fact that in a “normal” implementation project, everything is done through some form of code, which is controlled through source control. In Power Platform, configuration and customization are done in an environment, which, on its own, isn’t directly related to any form of source control.

Source code

There is a new feature in the current Release 2024 Wave 2 Plan, which describes a native Git integration to Azure DevOps. This is a promising feature that could solve parts of the problems we have when it comes to ALM in Power Platform.

In Chapter 7, we will learn an approach for establishing such a connection to source control...