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AI powered business solutions introduce new layers of complexity that extend far beyond traditional software lifecycle practices. Models evolve, data shifts, prompts change behavior, and AI agents adapt based on context. As a result, organizations must adopt a disciplined, endtoend ALM approach that governs not just application code, but also datasets, prompts, knowledge sources, connectors, actions, and model configurations. This module gives solution architects the framework they need to establish that discipline across the entire AI solution stack.
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AI powered business solutions introduce new layers of complexity that extend far beyond traditional software lifecycle practices. Models evolve, data shifts, prompts change behavior, and AI agents adapt based on context. As a result, organizations must adopt a disciplined, end-to-end application lifecycle management (ALM) approach.
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This approach governs application code, datasets, prompts, connectors, and model configurations. This module gives solution architects the framework they need to establish that discipline across the entire AI solution stack.
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In this module, learners explore how to design ALM processes that keep AI components governed, reproducible, secure, and monitored from development through retirement across multiple Microsoft technologies. You'll learn how AI data, Copilot Studio assets, Microsoft Foundry agents, custom AI models, and Dynamics 365 AI features move through structured environments with clear promotion gates and responsibilities. The focus is on ensuring consistent behavior across Dev, Test, PreProd (Staging), and Production while preventing risk caused by data changes, model drift, or ungoverned modifications.
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In this module, learners explore how to design ALM processes that keep AI components governed, reproducible, secure, and monitored from development through retirement across multiple Microsoft technologies. This module explains how AI data, Copilot Studio assets, Microsoft Foundry agents, custom AI models, and Dynamics 365 AI features move through structured environments.
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It also describes promotion gates and responsibilities. The focus is on ensuring consistent behavior across Dev, Test, Pre-Prod (Staging), and Production while preventing risk caused by data changes, model drift, or ungoverned modifications.
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Because AI solutions depend heavily on data quality, environment boundaries, and safe model behavior, this module emphasizes controls such as versioning, lineage, sensitivity labeling, evaluation gates, region and residency requirements, and telemetrydriven governance. These practices help maintain reliability, transparency, and compliance—even as AI features evolve rapidly.
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Because AI solutions depend on data quality, environment boundaries, and safe model behavior, this module emphasizes governance controls.
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These controls include versioning, lineage, sensitivity labeling, evaluation gates, and region and residency requirements.These practices help maintain reliability, transparency, and compliance—even as AI features evolve rapidly.
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By the end of this module, solution architects will understand how to design holistic ALM processes that align tooling, governance, roles, and operational checks across modern AI workloads. This foundation ensures organizations can innovate with confidence, deploy AI safely, and sustain highquality outcomes at enterprise scale.
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By the end of this module, solution architects understand how to design holistic ALM processes that align tooling, governance, roles, and operational checks across modern AI workloads. This foundation ensures organizations can innovate with confidence, deploy AI safely, and sustain high-quality outcomes at enterprise scale.
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## Overview
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This unit provides solution architects with a complete framework for designing an Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) process for AI capabilities integrated into Dynamics 365 customer experience and service applications. Because AI models, Copilot behaviors, data pipelines, and automation workflows evolve continuously, architects must apply disciplined ALM practices that ensure reliability, compliance, governance, repeatability, and safe iterative innovation.
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This unit provides solution architects with a complete framework for designing an Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) process for AI capabilities integrated into Dynamics 365 customer experience and service applications. AI models, Copilot behaviors, data pipelines, and automation workflows evolve continuously.
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This unit covers environment strategies and AI asset versioning.
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## Foundations of ALM for AI in Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Customer Engagement (CRM(workloads
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## Foundations of ALM for AI in Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Customer Engagement (CRM(workloads
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*_Test/Validation (TEST)_<br>Validate AI behavior using realistic datasets.<br>Run regression tests for prompts, summarization consistency, case resolution suggestions, and classification accuracy.
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*_PreProduction (UAT/PREPROD)_<br>Validate business acceptance, performance, safety, and compliance.<br>Test integration with live-like customer service queues, interactions, and knowledge entities.
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*_Pre-Production (UAT/PREPROD)_<br>Validate business acceptance, performance, safety, and compliance.<br>Test integration with live-like customer service queues, interactions, and knowledge entities.
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## ALM Workflow for AI Components
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### Step 1 — Define AI Use Cases and Data Boundaries
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### Step 1—Define AI Use Cases and Data Boundaries
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