Karen Sartor hosts a Microsoft Ignite session on building Rovo agents with strategies for agentic automation and collaborative workflows, demonstrating no-code team solutions.

Building Agentic AI Solutions: Rovo Agents and Automation at Microsoft Ignite

Speaker: Karen Sartor
Event: Microsoft Ignite 2025, Session ODSP1486
Level: Intermediate (200)

Overview

This session introduces practical strategies for building and deploying Rovo agents using agentic automation principles. Both beginners and experts will gain best practices for defining agent use cases, creating action-focused workflows, and solving team problems—without coding.

Key Topics

• Concept of Mini Agents: Using specialized mini agents that collaborate in real-world scenarios.
• Identifying Workflow Opportunities: Steps for spotting agent automation possibilities in daily team routines.
• Templates for Automation: Automating common tasks such as release notes and community blog generation.
• Creating Agents from Scratch: Best practices for agent setup and configuration, including prompt design.
• Prompt Engineering: Why specific and detailed prompts are vital for effective agent performance.

Session Chapters

• Agenda: How to identify, build, test, and improve AI agents using prompts and orchestration (0:00)
• Scenarios: Mini agents working together (4:28)
• Workflow Identification: Finding automation opportunities (5:04)
• Templates for Automation: Release notes and blog workflows (7:48)
• Agent Creation: Step-by-step configuration (8:30)
• Prompt Crafting: Maximizing agent effectiveness (11:35)
• Conclusion: Final strategies and presenter remarks (14:20)

Useful Resources

• Rovo Learning Community
• Microsoft Ignite on-demand content

Why This Matters

Attendees will leave with practical tools and insights for empowering teams using AI automation, leveraging best practices and templates accessible to both coders and non-coders.

Session by Karen Sartor for Microsoft Ignite 2025.