Performing a Sustainability Audit with Microsoft Sustainability Manager

56mIntermediate2024-10-15

Authors

Fawad Qureshi

Technology Strategist | Analytics, Cloud, Big Data

Course details

Combining video lectures, interactive demonstrations, and practical, hands-on exercises, this course provides an overview of the skills required to perform a sustainability audit with Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability. Explore the basics of Microsoft Sustainability Manager, sustainability metrics, and sustainable software development with instructor Fawad Qureshi, before transitioning into exercises to practice collecting and reporting on sustainability metrics. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to leverage the power of Microsoft Sustainability Manager to develop more sustainable solutions.

Learning objectives
Leverage the features of Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.
Collect and report on sustainability metrics using Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.
Develop sustainable solutions using Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.
Build extensible connectors using Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.

Skills covered

Sustainability AwarenessSustainable Business StrategyCloud PlatformsCloud ComputingProfessional DevelopmentBusiness Analysis and StrategyOne-Off

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Introduction to Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability
02 - The five Rs in Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability

1. Explore and Overview of Case Study

03 - Case study overview - Global supply chain

2. Well-Architected for Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability

04 - Building and operating sustainability solutions
05 - Microsoft Sustainability Manager - Well-architected assessment
06 - Design principles
07 - Microsoft Sustainability Manager journey
08 - Types of data
09 - Data management considerations

3. Deploying Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability

10 - Acquiring licenses
11 - Microsoft Cloud Solution Center

4. Microsoft Sustainability Manager

12 - Walkthrough of MSM
13 - Remove sample data
14 - Define your organization
15 - Value chain
16 - Set up reference data
17 - Set up calculations
18 - Import data
19 - Run a calculation
20 - Validate analytics and set reports
21 - Define sustainability goals
22 - Set up Teams collaboration

5. Working with the ESG Data Model

23 - Introducing Dataverse
24 - Introduction to the ESG data model
25 - Extending the ESG data model

6. Managing the ESG Value Chain

26 - Understanding the ESG value chain
27 - Setting up value chain surveys

7. Sustainable IT Practices

28 - Measuring the carbon footprint of your IT infrastructure
29 - Using Impact Emissions Dashboards

8. Preview Features

30 - Preview features not covered in the course

Conclusion

31 - Where to go from here