Project Simulation

Real-world consulting practice

Microsoft Copilot Studio · Project Course

Practice real client engagements.
Before you're in one.

Three scenarios. Real requirements discovery. Architecture decisions. Build and compare against an expert. Everything that's missing from certification courses.

How it works

01

Discovery

Interview an AI-powered client. They won't give you everything — you have to ask the right questions.

02

Requirements

Write a real requirements document from what you learned. No template — just what you understood.

03

Architecture

Make the key design decisions: agent type, channels, authentication, escalation strategy.

04

Build

Build the agent in Copilot Studio. A lab guide is available if you need it.

05

Reflection

Compare your approach to an expert walkthrough. Understand what you got right and what you missed.

Three scenarios, increasing complexity

Tier 1·Foundation

Meridian Retail Group

IT helpdesk automation. A cooperative client, a clear problem, and real constraints you have to uncover.

Tier 2·Practitioner

Brightfield Housing Society

Resident services portal. Multiple query types, a vague client, and a budget that only appears if you ask.

Tier 3·Enterprise

NovaCare Health Network

Multi-hospital patient engagement. Competing stakeholders, compliance requirements, and a CIO who hates AI.

What a discovery session feels like

Hi Sarah, thanks for making time. Can you tell me a bit about what's been going on with your IT support?
S
Hi! Yes, honestly it's been a bit of a nightmare lately. My team is tiny — just three of us — and we're completely buried in emails. Same questions, over and over. I feel like we spend half our time on things that shouldn't need a human to answer.
What kinds of questions come up most often?
S
Password resets, mostly. That's probably a third of everything we get. Then access requests — "can I get Adobe?" or "I need to get into Xero" — that sort of thing. Printer issues. New starters not knowing how to set things up. It's not complex stuff, it's just... constant.
How are staff currently reaching out to you when they have an issue?
S
They email the IT inbox. We don't have a proper ticketing system or anything like that. Some of the store managers just call me directly when they're frustrated, which I completely understand but it's not sustainable.
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