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Sketch it up – HogWorkPlace

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When planning HogWorkplace, we initially didn’t know what it should look like. To get a clearer idea, we decided to sketch it by hand. Our goal was to create an intranet on a SharePoint site for both Hogwarts and the other house common rooms. We wanted to incorporate AI and CoPilot Studio, which led us to develop DobbAI. DobbAI is available on all SharePoint sites within HogWorkplace.

We aim to create a PowerApp that visualizes Hogwarts and the Hogwarts Express, making it clickable to navigate to different features on the SharePoint site. We sketched these drawings and pictures to visualize our thinking.

Hogwarts: The main SharePoint site, showcasing Hogwarts, the Hogwarts Express, and DobbAI.

Visual Design: A more detailed design of the castle, DobbAI, and the train.

Features: Showcasing the rest of the features on the Hogwarts SharePoint site, including a button to find your common room, conversation posts from Viva Engage, and a Hogwarts Academic Calendar that displays the yearly calendar. Clicking on an element in the calendar provides additional information.

DobbAI Interaction: Demonstrating how DobbAI will look once you interact with it. It’s a chatbot where DobbAI answers your questions based on its knowledge. We’ve integrated all the SharePoint sites, documents, lists, etc., of HogWorkplace into its knowledge base. You will only receive answers and access to information that your signed-up user has permission to read, ensuring no sensitive data is shared. When you get an answer, you also receive the source of the information and, in some cases, a navigation link to the relevant location if it suits the prompted question.

Unlocking the Potential of Future Wizards: A Journey Through Magical Arts Evaluation

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At the heart of every wizard’s journey lies the need to explore their magical potential, refine their skills, and discover the path that best aligns with their unique talents. To ensure that every aspiring wizard receives the guidance and feedback they need to thrive, we are developing a comprehensive system of tests designed to evaluate their proficiency in the magical arts.

Our goal is to create a series of engaging and challenging tests that assess various aspects of magical performance. From spellcasting precision to advanced problem-solving under magical constraints, these tests will provide a well-rounded evaluation of each student’s strengths. The tests are tailored to reflect the critical abilities required in the magical world and are designed to immerse students in scenarios where their creativity and expertise are put to the test.

Upon completion of the tests, each wizard-in-training will receive a detailed assessment of their performance. But we’re not stopping there—our system will also include personalized recommendations for their future magical specialties. Whether a student shows promise in potion-making, or flying, they’ll gain insights into the areas where their talents truly shine. These recommendations are aimed at guiding them toward a fulfilling and successful magical career.

This innovative grading and evaluation system is powered by some of the most advanced tools in the tech world. By leveraging these powerful tools, we’re not just modernizing the evaluation process—we’re creating an enchanting and transformative experience for both students and instructors.

This isn’t just about grading; it’s about empowering the next generation of wizards to step into their potential. With a blend of tradition and innovation, these tests serve as a bridge between magical lore and modern technology. They ensure every student is prepared, inspired, and equipped to excel in their magical journey.

The Owl got lost on its way

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After heavy snow and delayed trains I have finally arrived to the challenge. First time participant and working solo, I might be out of my depth but surely something good will come out of this. My challenge will be to find all those wizards that are in need of healing after a long night out on the city or if they have been overworking. Hopefully a Ossio Dispersimus won’t be necessary but only a potion will be needed to bring them back.

On a Power Apps Canvas a wizard can enter how many hours they have been working on their potions and spells. Without using premium licenses, all information will be stored in SharePoint lists. Each user will log in and have three options: 1) create an entry 2) complete an entry 3) and get a status report based on the entries created.

Depending on the user´s health score, a potion or spell will be recommended.

Want to taste some Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans?

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Badges: Early Delivery, Happy Camper and Show and tell-post

Hello everyone! This is our first blog post where you will get a introduction our team and our vision for our platform.

It’s the five of us from Bouvet. Bouvet decided to finally send a team that can win, that why we ended up being 5 girls – obviously. We are the Grifiindor Geeks represented by: Iselin, Malin, Celine, Marthe and Marianne.

GO GRIFFINDOR!

We are 5 very happy and excited campers, currently camping in a sea of wands, snacks, coffee, luggage and monitors – hopefully we will become more organized on our camp as soon as we have checked into our room. But in our Gryffindor uniforms, we know that courage and chivalry will get us a long way.

Our current chaotic camp:

Our solution

In our story, Fred was brought back to life by George using the Resurrection Stone, because he found an even better business idea that he could not do by himself. George and Fred Weasley as you know – dropped out of school to open their magical store. The twins have now decided to move in a different direction – from magic to technology. Hogwarts is a school where there are a lot of things happening all the time, and as a new student it can be hard to keep track of all the events, classes, quidditch matches and so much more. The twins therefore decided to make this more accessible and gather all this information in the same place – as well as a whole lot of other cool features.

The Weasley twins present: Weasley Wizarding Wonders App.

  • A complete platform for Hogwarts students where they can find everything to master and thrive in life at Hogwarts offering all kinds of fun. We’re planning to use a variety of technologies like Power Apps, PCF components, Power BI, Fabric, SharePoint, and Copilot Studio.

Welcome to the Weasley’ Wizarding Wonders App – the ultimate enchanted portal to surviving (and thriving) at Hogwarts! Created by the mischievous masterminds George and Fred Weasley, this app is bursting with magical mayhem and clever tools to make every student’s life easier and way more entertaining.(Canvas app)

Inside this spellbinding system, you’ll find:

  • Sorting Hat: A new interpretation of the Sorting Hat. Again – technology over magic. Using a questionnaire to gather information about each student, the Hat can sort everyone where they truly belong (or strive to be a part of). This also includes a score board report of the different points and reasoning for it: making sure that Gryffindor is not favored as previous suspicions would imply (Fabric Power BI).
  • The Time-Turning Timetable – A customizable schedule that keeps you one step ahead of even the trickiest professors. Apply to get Hermines Time-Turning gadget here, if needed. This calendar helps every student to keep track of classes, events and other obligations in the busy day of a Hogwarts student.
  • Prank Scheduler: A feature that allows users to schedule and send prank notifications or messages to friends at specific times. Think of it as a digital version of the twins joke shop products.
  • The Owl Chat – Send instant messages (no owls required!) to friends, teachers, and maybe that cute Ravenclaw.
  • HogHacks – (Aka: Herminie’s hacker): This is a collection of tools that will assist students with everyday tasks and spells to get more organized and structured (Copilot Studio).
  • Map: Find your friends (or enemies) easier with this live tracking app.

Below you can see a first draft of our app visually in Figma.

Our very own sorting hat in the canvas app:

Dare to taste the magic? Visit our table for a chance to try Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans!

We are very exicted to get to know everyone and see your magical solutions!

Happy camping!

SlytherIN’s Howler a messaging solution for a magical future

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Sometimes, you must face that conversation. Whether it’s breaking up, announcing a death, or worst of all, firing someone.
Lacking the leadership to make that decision, the courage to say what needs to be said, the wisdom to say it right, or the patience to hear them out? We have the solution.
SlytherIN’s Howler does the job you can’t! Say what you want in any tone you desire. Are you happy but need to send an angry message? No problem.

Very very high level architecture

Our solution consists of an interface where you can enter the recipient, message, tone, and send it off. The recipient will have the message read aloud by a letter that speaks for the sender. The message will be read in the tone specified by the sender.
A termination can be delivered in a pleasant tone, even if the sender is furious. Or vice versa.

Our tools for creating the magical Howler

We integrate our solution with Microsoft Teams for easy access from the workplace. Additionally, we have a standalone web app for convenience. Naturally, it’s responsive!
On the back-end, we use Dataverse for storage, Power Automate for flow, and Cognitive Services for excellent translation to the recipient. The physical letter is aided by a Raspberry Pi and Arduino for movement and sound.
Nothing is left to chance. This ensures a complete experience for both the sender and the recipient. But of course, it’s best for the sender, who avoids delivering unpleasant messages in person.

Later on we will add reporting for sent messages using data from Fabric presented in Power BI

Our team!

The Dark Ledger – Where Magic Meets Mischief ✨⚡

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We, The Team Who Must Be Named, have conjured up something truly dark yet undeniably magical: The Dark Ledger. 💀📜

What is The Dark Ledger?

Think of it as the Death Eater’s version of a task management platform – but spicier. Inspired by the “unforgivable” side of wizardry, The Dark Ledger is your ultimate solution for plotting vengeance, asserting dominance, or just a little… creative problem-solving. 🕵️‍♂️✨

Whether you’re channeling Bellatrix Lestrange’s chaotic energy or Snape’s calculated stealth, we’ve got you covered. 🌑

How It Works: The Magic in Motion

🕵️‍♂️ Name Your Target:
Decide who needs to “disappear” (metaphorically, of course… or not).

🪄 Choose Your Hitman:
Swipe through profiles of legendary Death Eaters with distinct magical talents, examples:

  • 💋 Bellatrix Lestrange: Queen of chaos and curses.
  • 🧑‍⚖️ Lucius Malfoy: Tactical and terrifyingly posh.
  • 🐺 Fenrir Greyback: The werewolf you call when you want things messy.

🎭 Tailor Your Approach:
Go stealthy, intimidating, or unleash fiery destruction. All methods priced by risk and flair.

🪙 Payment & Privacy:
We use magical blockchain (yes, even Voldemort embraces tech 🚀) for 100% secure and anonymous transactions.

Why Choose The Dark Ledger?

  • ✨ Variety: Assassins for every mood – subtle or savage.
  • 💸 Transparent Pricing: What you see is what you hex.
  • ⚡ Efficiency: Swift results. No Auror interference.
  • 🛡️ Discretion: Cloaked in spells of secrecy – no snooping allowed!

Our Vision: Reshape the Wizarding World

We’re here to build a future where cunning and creativity reign supreme. The Dark Ledger is more than a platform – it’s a revolution in the way wizards handle their dirty work. 🌌

Join the Chaos 🖤

Whether you’re plotting revenge or just dabbling in dark arts, The Dark Ledger is your ticket to becoming a power player in the wizarding world.

So, what are you waiting for? ⚡ Embrace the shadows, trust The Dark Ledger, and let’s change magic as we know it.

“Mischief managed? We prefer mischief unleashed.” 😏

How Do We Do It? 🧙‍♂️✨

By channeling the magic of the Microsoft Sphere, we’ve conjured an otherworldly solution, powered by an arsenal of enchanted tools and wizardry:

  • ⚡ Power Platform: The Elder Wand of automation, seamlessly orchestrating data and workflows.
  • 📜 Power Pages: Our Marauder’s Map, guiding users through intuitive, spellbinding web portals.
  • ☁️ Azure: The Room of Requirement for scalability, security, and boundless possibilities.
  • 🌐 Web App: A magical doorway, offering robust and responsive functionality to all.
  • 🎨 Canvas App: The Spellbook of Design, crafting pixel-perfect, customizable interfaces.
  • 🏰 Model-Driven App: Like the Sorting Hat, ensuring guided, data-driven workflows.
  • 🔄 Dataflows: The Pensieve of integration, connecting and transforming data with ease.
  • 🔗 API: Our Floo Network, enabling seamless communication between magical (and non-magical) systems.
  • ⚙️ ALM Pipeline: The Enchanted Assembly Line, ensuring smooth deployment and lifecycle management.
  • 🧠 AI: Our Divination Crystal Ball, delivering predictive insights and intelligent features.

These tools, combined with our cunning wizardry, create a seamless blend of technology and magic, transforming ideas into a magical masterpiece. ✨

Hermione’s Beaded Bag

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With this blog post we are claiming both

Hermione’s Beaded Bag

Hermione collects and stores lots of ingredients to use for potions and spells in her beaded bag. The bag has infinite capacity, so it’s a bit hard to keep track of it’s contents.

Canvas App
The solution to this is using our new interactive digital Bead Bag App that will allow you to scan items and store them to your digital bead bag. The also contains a spell book with spells and potions you can make from the ingredients you collect.

AI Builder and Power Automate
We use Object Detection Model in AI Builder will analyse the images and extract information and automatically store this information in the Bead Bag.

Power Pages and Model driven app
You can log on to a Power Pages site to get an overview of your inventory on a desktop view, and there is a Model Driven app back office app for admins, to view the inventory and manage all the ingredients and items in it.

Copilot Agents
A Copilot Agent will work autonomously in the background to match ingredients together and present you with potions and spells that are available to you with your current inventory.

Copilot Chat
You will also have a Copilot chat experience that allows you to prompt to learn what kind of potions and spells you can make with the ingredients you have in your inventory.

Power BI and Fabric
A Power BI dashboard will show statistics on where different ingredients are likely to appear, user statistics and the most commonly used potions and spells

Finance and Operations
After a while we expect the inventory to be quite full and you might want to sell some of the ingredients you have collected. This is where Finance and Operations come in. We want to connect Dataverse to F&O through Dual Write to access financial information, and also allow for transactions to enable selling and buying of ingredients.

Link Mobility
When you put an item up for sale you will be notified by SMS when a buyer shows interest

The whole picture looks like this:

Welcome to The Enchanted Class Attendance and Hogwarts Guide!

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Professor Dumbledore has tasked The Golden Snitches with modernizing how Hogwarts (Soria Moria Hotell) tracks student attendance. With students frequently lost in enchanted corridors or wandering into the Forbidden Forest (much to Professor Snape’s frustration), we’re introducing a comprehensive solution that combines magical elements with modern technology. Our system transforms the traditional attendance process into an engaging experience where students use their wands to check in, while professors get real-time insights through magical mirrors.

Our Solution Architecture: 

  • Magical Landing Page: A Model-driven app with our voice-activated main hub. A magic spell will open a custom page that serves as your gateway to all Hogwarts (Soria Moria) digital services
  • Classes & Events Hub: Complete overview of scheduled classes, required textbooks, and lesson themes 
  • Professor’s Crystal Ball: Power BI dashboard showing attendance patterns and house point analytics 
  • Enchanted Marauder’s Map: Custom PCF component for school navigation 
  • Wand Check-In Portal: Custom page using Azure AI for magical authentication 
  • Student Enrollment Portal: Power Pages with voice-activated features for class registration

Key Features:

  • Interactive Marauder’s Map for navigation and student tracking
  • Wand-based check-in system using QR codes
  • Voice-activated spells that trigger special features
  • Real-time house points dashboard for professors
  • Automated owl notifications for class reminders
  • Mobile-responsive design that works on all magical devices

Hogwarts UI and Icons

Enchanted Marauder’s Map:
Check out our interactive map here!


Elevating Diagon Alley

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The Diagon Alley is the center of wizarding London, offering an assortment of restaurants, shops, and other services that are necessary for all magic people. To make sure this alley and everything in it is hidden from the muggle world, there have been taken steps to make it easier to hide. The streets are narrow, the buildings are small and the stores often have very few employees.

This means that there is usually very crowded in the alley and, particularly before the start of a new school year at Hogwarts, the stores are full of wizards and witches of every age. As a result, the shopping experience is not very comfortable as the lines are long, the stores are crowded and the staff is overworked.

This is where we come in. We want to help this magical world by improving the customer experience, increase the efficiency of the local businesses, expand the local economy and reducing unnecessary waste.

Improving the customer experience…

We want to create a solution that personalize and assist them in finding the equipment they need with less time spent waiting in lines. As a way of doing this we plan to create a “magic” mirror they can use while shopping that connects to their online profile and gives a visualization of their shopping list, personal information and other useful data.

… And moving the store lines to the cloud

As a way to improve the efficiency of the local businesses, we want to create a solution that reduces the time customers spend in the store. By creating a personalized profile for customers and give them the possibility of  ordering their equipment ahead of their visit, the customer service will be faster and allow the workers to focus on other tasks. This will also give valuable data the businesses can use to improve their income by adding modules for marketing or following up customers.

Digitalizing the magic

The target group for our business model is the local businesses of Diagon Alley, and the main product is a solution for customer relationship and marketing built using Dynamics and the Power Platform. This also makes Dataverse a natural choice as a database due to the built-in connections and easy setup, and easily synchronize data between users and businesses.

To improve the business value, there will be possible for the businesses to expand the solution by adding modules for additional customer interaction and marketing functionality. In addition, it will be possible to buy a smart mirror that allows customer to directly interact with their personal profile. This mirror is driven by a Raspberry Pi that recognizes the customer by using Azure AI Services, retrieves the customers data and displays it within the mirror.