Microsoft FastTrack Recognised Solution Architect nomination – Power Apps
The Microsoft Power Apps engineering team confers the designation FastTrack Recognised Solution Architect to practising enterprise solution architects who consistently exhibit deep architecture expertise and create high-quality solutions for customers. They typically work for systems integrator partners, who may nominate solution architects to recognise their expertise.
Why nominate
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Recognised architects’ profiles, and the partners they work for, are listed on the Microsoft Power Platform websites1
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Partners may indicate the number of recognised architects they have in their promotional materials and may direct prospective customers to the recognised architect profile page.
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Recognised architects get an e-badge to share on LinkedIn and other social media platforms.
1Partners and architects may opt out of this listing.
Nomination and evaluation process
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Partners nominate qualified solution architects using this form. The deadline is December 15.
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A panel of solution architects from the Power Apps engineering team assesses candidates based on the architecture-related artifacts and solution quality of the candidate’s projects.
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Candidates are assessed on their:
- Depth of technical capability and current product knowledge.
- Adherence to recommended best practices.
- Degree of complexity associated with the customer implementation.
- Quality of architecture design and fit for the customer’s needs.
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The evaluation process takes 8–12 weeks. Candidates are notified of the decision via email, along with next steps for accepted architects.
Eligibility requirements
Candidates must:
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Have a minimum of two years’ experience with Power Apps and a minimum of five years’ experience with Microsoft products (Microsoft 365, Azure, or Dynamics 365).
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Have a minimum of three years’ experience as a solution architect.
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Be a Microsoft Certified Power Platform Solution Architect Expert (PL-600).
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Be the lead architect on at least one customer implementation project and have at least five apps in production or a sizable usage (at least 1,000 users) within the customer’s organisation.
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Be responsible for the architecture and design of at least two customer implementation projects.
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Be employed at a Microsoft Partner organisation that has at least one Gold competency and has achieved at least 3 out of 4 requirements for the Low-Code Application Development advanced specialisation.
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Have built solutions using Microsoft Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Portals, Power Automate Cloud Flows, integration with multiple systems, other Power Platform services, Azure services, custom connectors, or Power Apps component framework and can provide evidence of the depth and breadth of experience around these technologies.