PL-900 Practice Question: Manage the Microsoft Power Platform environment
An organization wants to ensure that all Power Platform solutions in production environments are tracked and changes are approved. What should the administrator implement?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often confuse DLP policies or security groups with change management, but only managed solutions with ALM provide the structured tracking and approval workflow required for production governance.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Managed solutions with application lifecycle management (ALM)
Managed solutions with application lifecycle management (ALM) ensure that all Power Platform solutions in production environments are tracked and changes are approved by enforcing version control, solution layering, and controlled deployment through environments. This approach uses solution components and environment segmentation to prevent unapproved modifications and maintain an audit trail.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies
Why it's wrong here
DLP policies do not track solution changes.
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Environment security groups
Why it's wrong here
Security groups control access, not change management.
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Disable the 'Create personal productivity environments' setting
Why it's wrong here
This setting does not affect solution change management.
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Managed solutions with application lifecycle management (ALM)
Why this is correct
Managed solutions and ALM provide controlled deployment and change tracking.
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