Power Platform Adoption Accelerator
Your teams want to build AI agents. Governance shouldn't be the reason they can't.
We help organisations put the right Power Platform foundations in place so Copilot Studio solutions can move safely into production, without slowing the teams already delivering value.
WHAT WE HEAR
Common concerns from organisations like yours
We don't yet trust our Power Platform foundations.
We're unclear how licensing will behave once AI agents are in production.
We don't know how to monitor or control usage at scale.
We're worried about security, data exposure, and ownership.
WHY GOVERNANCE MATTERS NOW
Copilot Studio changes the conversation
Power Platform governance used to be about apps and flows. AI agents are different.
- They access business data across systems, and can make it more discoverable than intended
- They act on behalf of users, raising questions of identity, authority, and accountability
- They scale rapidly once adopted. Usage and licensing costs can grow faster than teams expect
- They introduce new security and operational considerations that existing governance doesn't cover.
Without clear foundations, organisations are forced to choose: lock down and slow the teams delivering value, or let things run without oversight and find out the hard way. Neither is sustainable.
HOW WE WORK
Governance your teams will actually use
We co-design with you, not for you. Our job is to turn ideas into working systems, then leave your team confident running them.
Collaborative co-design
We work alongside your IT and business teams. Governance designed with your context sticks. Governance handed down from a slide deck doesn't.
Rapid, practical delivery
Structured phases with clear outputs at every step. You'll have something tangible to show — not an open-ended engagement.
Built-in governance
Security, DLP, environment structure, and licensing are embedded from the start — not bolted on. Governance that enables AI delivery, not blocks it.
Capability building
We leave your team stronger than we found them. Uplift and shared ownership are part of every engagement — not extras.
WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH
From uncertainty to a platform you can build on
Full visibility into your tenant
Know exactly what's running, where. Apps, flows, and AI activity, what they are connected to and where the risks are.
Practical security guardrails
Data protection, DLP policy, environment structure, and identity, configured for how your organisation works.
A governance model built for AI
Designed specifically for Copilot Studio, enabling your teams to build, not blocking them.
Licensing clarity
Understand how usage is tracked, what triggers additional costs, and how to manage licensing as adoption grows.
Shared IT and business ownership
Clear roles, decision rights, and accountability, so AI governance doesn't live in one team's backlog.
A prioritised adoption roadmap
A clear path from current state to governed AI adoption, sequenced by risk and impact, not wishlist.
The goal is not perfection. The goal is a platform you can confidently build on.
THE PROCESS
How the Power Platform Adoption Accelerator works
Three structured phases. Clear outputs at every stage. Typically delivered over 6–10 weeks depending on scope.
1
Starting point
Free · Self-assessment
Power Platform readiness assessment
Answer a short set of questions about how your organisation currently uses, manages, and governs Power Platform. Takes around 10 minutes. You'll receive a personalised view of your current maturity and recommended next steps, directly to your inbox.
- Usage and environment management
- Data access and governance strategy
- Security and identity considerations
- ALM practices and operational gaps
- Copilot Studio readiness signals
Note: Your information is used for assessment purposes only and will not be shared outside of AppRising.
2
Governance design
Discovery and design
We work with IT and business leaders to design governance that fits how your organisation operates. This is about making governance usable, not theoretical.
- Guardrails for Power Apps, Power Automate & Copilot Studio development
- Clear roles, responsibilities, and decision rights
- Decision frameworks for evaluating and scaling use cases
- Operational model for support and monitoring
Governance your teams helped design is governance they'll actually follow.
3
Implementation
Execution and enablement
We help you put the agreed structures into practice, implementing changes, uplifting capability, and supporting early Copilot Studio solutions moving toward production.
- Implementing environment and security changes
- Uplifting team capability in governance and ALM
- Embedding governance into everyday delivery
- Supporting early solutions into production
Working systems, not shelfware.
CLient story
Power Platform Adoption Accelerator in Higher Education
A large New Zealand higher education institution was growing its Power Platform footprint but lacked the governance foundations to scale safely.
Working collaboratively with IT and business stakeholders, AppRising ran a structured readiness assessment, co-designed a governance model suited to their environment, and helped them move from uncertainty to a platform they had confidence in.
TESTIMONIAL
“The depth of experience AppRising brought to the table ensured NZTE got an early head start on Power Platform governance, delivering a best practise framework and toolkit that has set us up for success. We loved that AppRising has an emphasis on being a close partner and played an equally important role on coaching our Digital team on how to manage and continuously improve the CoE toolkit going forward. We can’t thank you enough Hamish and the AppRising team!”
Peter Lethbridge
Cloud Platforms Manager at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
IS THIS RIGHT FOR YOU?
Who the accelerator is designed for
You're actively exploring or piloting Copilot Studio and want to do it safely
Can we build this safely?
If that question is already being asked in your organisation, the right time to act is before the answer becomes obvious.
Start with the free readiness assessment. Answer a short set of questions and receive a personalised view of your current maturity, and where to focus first. No commitment required.
Power Platform usage is growing but governance hasn't kept pace
You want to enable innovation without increasing risk exposure
You need clarity on licensing, security, and ownership before scaling
IT and the business aren't yet aligned on who owns platform decisions
Free · Self-assessment
Power Platform Readiness Assessment
NZ$0
Complete it yourself in around 10 minutes
- Short questionnaire on usage, governance, and strategy
- Covers environment management, DLP, security, and ALM
- Includes Copilot Studio readiness signals
- Personalised results and recommended next steps emailed to you
- Your information is not shared outside AppRising
Clear scope. Transparent pricing.
Start with the free readiness assessment. Complete it yourself in around 10 minutes, then decide whether a full engagement makes sense.
WHERE TO START
Full engagement
Power Platform Adoption Accelerator
From NZ$20,000
Scoped to your organisation's size and complexity
- Starts with a guided review of your readiness assessment results
- Governance design tailored to your organisation
- Implementation of environment and security changes
- Licensing clarity and cost management model
- Team uplift and shared ownership model
- Prioritised roadmap to governed AI adoption