What’s New?

With process maps integrated into Plans, you can:

• Visualize workflows: See the entire process flow, including events, tasks, and gateways, in a structured diagram.
• Collaborate effectively: Provide stakeholders with a clear picture of how user stories translate into actionable steps.
• Edit with AI assistance: Use natural language to update or refine processes, or make manual edits that AI validates for consistency.

This AI-first experience ensures that your process diagrams remain accurate and adaptable as requirements evolve.

Why Process Maps Matter for Business Solutions

Process maps aren’t just diagrams—they’re strategic tools. By embedding them into your planning workflow, you gain:

• Improved Decision-Making: Visualizing processes helps identify bottlenecks, redundancies, and dependencies early, enabling smarter resource allocation.
• Enhanced Communication: Teams across business and IT can align on the same visual representation, reducing misunderstandings and accelerating approvals.
• Risk Reduction: Mapping out decision points and user roles upfront minimizes surprises during implementation and ensures compliance with organizational policies.

In short, process maps transform planning from a static document into a dynamic blueprint for success.

Business Impact

Organizations using process maps report:

• Faster project cycles: Clear workflows reduce rework and speed up development.
• Higher adoption rates: Stakeholders understand the solution better, leading to smoother rollouts.
• Better ROI: Early clarity means fewer costly changes later in the lifecycle.

When planning is visual and collaborative, every decision becomes data-driven and aligned with business goals.

Get Started Today

To start using process maps:

1. Open Plan Designer in Power Apps.
2. Create or select a plan.
3. Navigate to the Process Map section and begin visualizing your workflows.

For detailed guidance, check out Use plans to simplify process diagrams.

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With Plans, we’re making this process effortless. You can now create a plan directly from your existing solution, giving you a clear, structured view of what you’ve built and where you can take it next.

Why This Matters

Every solution tells a story: the business problem it solves, the roles it serves, and the data it manages. But as solutions grow, understanding that story becomes harder—especially if you weren’t the original maker. This new capability helps you: 

• Save time by automatically generating a plan from your solution. 

• Improve collaboration by sharing a clear blueprint with your team. 

• Accelerate innovation by identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement. 

What’s New 

The Create a plan from your solution feature uses AI to analyze your existing solution and generate: 

• Business problem and objectives 

• User roles and stories 

• Data model overview 

• Technology stack (apps, flows, and more) 

The result? A comprehensive, editable plan that you can refine, expand, and use as a foundation for future enhancements. 

How It Works

Getting started is simple: 

1. Navigate to Solutions in Power Apps. 

2. Select your solution and choose Create plan from solution.  

3. Optional: Use the prompt input box to give any additional context about the existing solution or improvements you want to make to the solution. 

4. Ensure your solution includes at least one app and one table. 

5. Copilot will generate a plan and save it: 

• In the same solution (if unmanaged). 

• In a new unmanaged solution (if managed). 

From there, you can edit the plan, add new requirements, and even generate additional apps, tables, and flows—all within the same experience. 

Business Impact 

This feature isn’t just about convenience—it’s about unlocking agility. Whether you’re onboarding a new team member, preparing for an audit, or planning the next phase of your app lifecycle, having a structured plan accelerates decision-making and reduces risk. 

Get Started Today 

Ready to try it? Head to https://make.powerapps.com and open your solution. For detailed guidance, check out the Learn article for more information.

Pro tip: Combine this feature with other Plan capabilities to design, iterate, and deliver solutions faster than ever. 

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