diff --git a/examples/prefect/deploy_flow.py b/examples/prefect/deploy_flow.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca57463f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/prefect/deploy_flow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+"""Example usage of deploy function"""
+
+from datetime import timedelta
+from os import environ
+
+from prefect import flow
+from prefect.artifacts import create_table_artifact
+
+from osw.utils.workflow import DeployConfig, DeployParam, deploy, tags_str_to_list
+
+# Set environment variables
+environ["PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME"] = "osw-python-deploy-example"
+environ["PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_DESCRIPTION"] = "Deployment of notify_teams.py"
+environ["PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_VERSION"] = "0.0.1"
+environ["PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_TAGS"] = "osw-python,example-deploy-flow"
+environ["PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_INTERVAL_MIN"] = "1"
+# environ["PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_CRON"] = "* * * * *"
+
+
+@flow(log_prints=True)
+def example_flow_to_deploy():
+    """Example flow to be deployed"""
+    print(f"Execution of example: {example_flow_to_deploy.__name__}!")
+    # set example table artifact
+    create_table_artifact(
+        key="example-table",
+        table=[
+            {"name": "Alice", "age": 24},
+            {"name": "Bob", "age": 25},
+        ],
+        description="Example table artifact",
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    """Deploy the example flow"""
+    # Example using environment variables
+    deploy(
+        DeployParam(
+            deployments=[
+                DeployConfig(
+                    flow=example_flow_to_deploy,
+                    name=environ.get("PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME"),
+                    description=environ.get("PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_DESCRIPTION"),
+                    version=environ.get("PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_VERSION"),
+                    tags=tags_str_to_list(environ.get("PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_TAGS")),
+                    interval=timedelta(
+                        minutes=int(environ.get("PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_INTERVAL_MIN"))
+                    ),  # either interval or cron
+                    # cron=environ.get("PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_CRON"),
+                )
+            ],
+            # remove_existing_deployments=True,
+        )
+    )
+
+    # Clear secret environment variables
+    del environ["PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_NAME"]
+    del environ["PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_DESCRIPTION"]
+    del environ["PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_VERSION"]
+    del environ["PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_TAGS"]
+    del environ["PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_INTERVAL_MIN"]
+    # del environ["PREFECT_DEPLOYMENT_CRON"]
diff --git a/examples/prefect/notify_teams.py b/examples/prefect/notify_teams.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f1fbf88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/prefect/notify_teams.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+"""Example of sending notifications to MS Teams on prefect flow failures"""
+
+from os import environ
+
+from prefect import flow
+from pydantic import SecretStr
+
+from osw.utils.workflow import NotifyTeams, NotifyTeamsParam
+
+# Prerequisite: Set environment variable TEAMS_WEBHOOK_URL
+# in CLI: export TEAMS_WEBHOOK_URL="https://prod..."
+# in python uncomment below, DO NOT PUSH SECRETS TO GIT
+
+# environ["TEAMS_WEBHOOK_URL"] = "https://prod..."
+
+
+# Decorator must be configured with on_failure argument
+@flow(
+    # Microsoft Teams notification on failure ->
+    # on_failure use `notify_teams` function without brackets as list element
+    on_failure=[
+        NotifyTeams(
+            NotifyTeamsParam(
+                teams_webhook_url=SecretStr(environ.get("TEAMS_WEBHOOK_URL")),
+                # OPTIONAL, will be empty if no deploment is assigned
+                deployment_name="osw-python-notify-teams-example",
+            )
+        ).notify_teams
+    ],
+    log_prints=True,
+)
+def example_error_flow():
+    """Test flow that always fails"""
+
+    raise ValueError(
+        "oops! LOREM IPSUM DOLOR SIT AMET CONSECTETUR ADIPISICING ELIT " * 1
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    example_error_flow()
+    # Clear secret environment variable
+    del environ["TEAMS_WEBHOOK_URL"]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5f8ce476..fa544bc9 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ dev =
 
 # Add here test requirements (semicolon/line-separated)
 testing =
+    pytest-asyncio
+    prefect
     setuptools
     pytest
     pytest-cov
@@ -147,6 +149,8 @@ norecursedirs =
     build
     .tox
 testpaths = tests
+asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = function
+
 # Use pytest markers to select/deselect specific tests
 # markers =
 #     slow: mark tests as slow (deselect with '-m "not slow"')
diff --git a/src/osw/utils/prefect.py b/src/osw/utils/prefect.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 005c2c95..00000000
--- a/src/osw/utils/prefect.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-"""Prefect utils as support for OpenSemanticWorld."""
-
-from prefect.blocks.notifications import MicrosoftTeamsWebhook
-from prefect.client.schemas.objects import FlowRun
-from prefect.settings import PREFECT_API_URL
-from prefect.states import State
-from pydantic import BaseModel, SecretStr
-
-
-class NotifyTeamsParam(BaseModel):
-    """Parameter set for notifying Microsoft Teams using class NotifyTeams"""
-
-    deployment_name: str
-    teams_webhook_url: SecretStr
-
-
-class NotifyTeams(NotifyTeamsParam):
-    """Notify Microsoft Teams channel using a webhook"""
-
-    def __init__(self, notify_teams_param: NotifyTeamsParam):
-        super().__init__(**notify_teams_param.model_dump())
-
-    def notify_teams(
-        self,
-        flow,
-        flow_run: FlowRun,
-        state: State,
-    ):
-
-        host_url = str(PREFECT_API_URL.value()).replace("/api", "")
-
-        if flow_run.deployment_id is not None:
-            deployment_url = (
-                f"{host_url}/deployments/deployment/{flow_run.deployment_id}"
-            )
-        else:
-            deployment_url = ""
-        _flow_run = f"**🚨Flow Run: [{flow.name} > {flow_run.name}]({host_url}/flow-runs/flow-run/{flow_run.id}) ❗{state.name}❗**\n\n"  # noqa
-        if self.deployment_name == "" or self.deployment_name is None:
-            _deployment = f"🚀 Deployment: _[{flow_run.deployment_id}]({deployment_url})_\n\n"  # noqa
-        else:
-            _deployment = f"🚀 Deployment: _[{self.deployment_name}]({deployment_url})_\n\n"  # noqa
-        _ts = f"🕑 Timestamp: _{flow_run.state.timestamp.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z')}_\n\n"  # noqa
-        if flow_run.tags != []:
-            _tags = f"🏷️ Tags: _#{' #'.join(flow_run.tags)}_\n\n"
-        else:
-            _tags = ""
-
-        _message = f"📜 Message:\n\n_`{state.message}`_"
-
-        MicrosoftTeamsWebhook(url=self.teams_webhook_url.get_secret_value()).notify(
-            body=(_flow_run + _deployment + _ts + _tags + _message)
-        )
diff --git a/src/osw/utils/workflow.py b/src/osw/utils/workflow.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9be8dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/osw/utils/workflow.py
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+"""Prefect utils as support for OpenSemanticWorld."""
+
+import asyncio
+import re
+import sys
+from datetime import timedelta
+from importlib.metadata import version
+from inspect import signature
+from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Union
+
+from packaging.specifiers import SpecifierSet
+from prefect import Flow, serve
+from prefect.blocks.notifications import MicrosoftTeamsWebhook
+from prefect.client.schemas.objects import FlowRun
+from prefect.settings import PREFECT_API_URL
+from prefect.states import State
+from pydantic import SecretStr
+from pydantic.v1 import BaseModel
+
+
+# ------------------------------ NOTIFICATIONS ---------------------
+class NotifyTeamsParam(BaseModel):
+    """Parameter set for notifying Microsoft Teams using class NotifyTeams"""
+
+    teams_webhook_url: SecretStr
+    """Microsoft Teams webhook URL containing a secret"""
+    deployment_name: Optional[str] = None
+    """Deployment name to be displayed in the notification"""
+
+    # allow arbitrary types for compatibility with pydantic v1
+    class Config:
+        arbitrary_types_allowed = True
+
+
+class NotifyTeams(NotifyTeamsParam):
+    """Notify Microsoft Teams channel using a webhook"""
+
+    def __init__(self, notify_teams_param: NotifyTeamsParam):
+        # super().__init__(**notify_teams_param.model_dump())  # pydantic v2
+        super().__init__(**notify_teams_param.dict())  # pydantic v1
+
+    def notify_teams(
+        self,
+        flow,
+        flow_run: FlowRun,
+        state: State,
+    ):
+
+        host_url = str(PREFECT_API_URL.value()).replace("/api", "")
+
+        _flow_run = f"**🚨Flow Run: [{flow.name} > {flow_run.name}]({host_url}/flow-runs/flow-run/{flow_run.id}) ❗{state.name}❗**\n\n"  # noqa
+
+        if flow_run.deployment_id is not None:
+            # Assigned deployment found
+            deployment_url = (
+                f"{host_url}/deployments/deployment/{flow_run.deployment_id}"
+            )
+            if self.deployment_name == "" or self.deployment_name is None:
+                _deployment = f"🚀 Deployment: _[{flow_run.deployment_id}]({deployment_url})_\n\n"  # noqa
+            else:
+                _deployment = f"🚀 Deployment: _[{self.deployment_name}]({deployment_url})_\n\n"  # noqa
+        else:
+            # No deployment assigned
+            _deployment = "🚀 Deployment: _Just flow, no deployment_\n\n"
+
+        _ts = f"🕑 Timestamp: _{flow_run.state.timestamp.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z')}_\n\n"  # noqa
+        if flow_run.tags != []:
+            _tags = f"🏷️ Tags: _#{' #'.join(flow_run.tags)}_\n\n"
+        else:
+            _tags = ""
+
+        if state.message is None:
+            _message = "No message provided."
+        else:
+            _message = f"📜 Message:\n\n_`{state.message}`_"
+
+        MicrosoftTeamsWebhook(
+            url=str(self.teams_webhook_url.get_secret_value())
+        ).notify(body=(_flow_run + _deployment + _ts + _tags + _message))
+
+
+# ------------------------------- DEPLOYMENTS -------------------------------
+def tags_str_to_list(tags: str) -> List[str]:
+    """Remove tags whitespaces, newlines, tabs, empty strings, split comma"""
+    return list(filter(None, re.sub(r"\s+", "", tags).split(",")))
+
+
+# def filter_arguments(func, args_dict):
+#     """Filter arguments for a function based on its signature"""
+#     sig = signature(func)
+#     valid_params = sig.parameters
+#     filtered_args = {k: v for k, v in args_dict.items() if k in valid_params}
+#     return filtered_args
+
+
+def match_func_model_args(func, model: BaseModel) -> dict:
+    """Match function arguments with model attributes"""
+    valid_params = set(signature(func).parameters)
+    # model_attrs = model.model_dump().items() # pydantic v2
+    model_attrs = model.dict().items()  # pydantic v1
+    matched_args = {k: v for k, v in model_attrs if k in valid_params}
+    return matched_args
+
+
+class DeployConfig(BaseModel):
+    """Prefect deployment configuration"""
+
+    flow: Flow  # to be excluded in `flow.to_deployment()` function
+    # Union instead of | for compatibility with pydantic v1, python < 3.10
+    name: Union[str, None] = None
+    description: Union[str, None] = None
+    interval: Union[
+        Iterable[Union[int, float, timedelta]], int, float, timedelta, None
+    ] = None
+    cron: Union[Iterable[str], str, None] = None
+    version: Union[str, None] = None
+    tags: Union[List[str], None] = None
+    rrule: Union[Iterable[str], str, None] = None
+    paused: Union[bool, None] = None
+    is_schedule_active: Union[bool, None] = None
+    parameters: Union[dict, None] = None
+    enforce_parameter_schema: bool = False
+    work_pool_name: Union[str, None] = None
+    work_queue_name: Union[str, None] = None
+    job_variables: Union[Dict[str, Any], None] = None
+    deployment_id: Union[str, None] = None
+
+    class Config:
+        arbitrary_types_allowed = True
+
+
+class DeployParam(BaseModel):
+    """Parameter set for deploying flows as deployments"""
+
+    deployments: List[DeployConfig]
+    """List of deployments to be served"""
+    # TODO: Implement remove_existing_deployments
+    remove_existing_deployments: Optional[bool] = False
+    """Will remove existing deployments of the specified flows/software"""
+    # TODO: Add parameter for OSW support in next version
+
+
+async def _deploy(param: DeployParam):
+    """programmatic deployment supported in newer prefect versions
+    This should become part of osw-python
+    """
+
+    deployments = []
+
+    for deploy_config in param.deployments:
+        flow: Flow = deploy_config.flow
+        # Set deployment name if not provided
+        if deploy_config.name is None or deploy_config.name == "":
+            deploy_config.name = flow.name + "-deployment"
+
+        # Match valid args of flow.to_deployment and deploy_config
+        kwargs = match_func_model_args(func=flow.to_deployment, model=deploy_config)
+        # Set config via matching flow.to_deployment arguments
+        config = await flow.to_deployment(**kwargs)
+        await config.apply()  # returns the deployment_uuid
+
+        deployments.append(config)
+
+    if version("prefect") in SpecifierSet(">=3.0"):
+        print(f"prefect version IF: {version('prefect')}")
+        # return deployments
+        await serve(*deployments)
+    else:
+        print(f"prefect version ELSE: {version('prefect')}")
+        await serve(*deployments)
+
+
+def deploy(param: DeployParam):
+    """Function to serve configured flows as deployments by python version."""
+    if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+        print(f"python version IF: {sys.version_info}")
+        # python >= 3.11
+        with asyncio.Runner() as runner:
+            runner.run(_deploy(param))
+    else:
+        # python < 3.11
+        print(f"python version ELSE: {sys.version_info}")
+        asyncio.run(_deploy(param))
+
+
+# # ------------------------------- TEST -------------------------------
+# from prefect import flow
+
+
+# @flow
+# def osw_python_test_flow_to_deploy():
+#     """Example flow to be deployed"""
+#     print(f"Execution of example: {osw_python_test_flow_to_deploy.__name__}!")
+
+
+# if __name__ == "__main__":
+#     deploy(
+#         DeployParam(
+#             deployments=[
+#                 DeployConfig(
+#                     flow=osw_python_test_flow_to_deploy,
+#                     name="osw-python-deployment-test",
+#                     description="Deployment of osw-python test flow",
+#                     version="0.0.1",
+#                     tags=["osw-python", "example-deploy-flow"],
+#                 )
+#             ],
+#             # remove_existing_deployments=True,
+#         )
+#     )
diff --git a/tests/utils/workflow_test.py b/tests/utils/workflow_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c99d8e57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/utils/workflow_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+"""Test workflows for `osw-python` package"""
+
+import subprocess
+from os import environ
+
+import pytest
+from prefect import flow
+from prefect.testing.utilities import prefect_test_harness
+from pydantic import SecretStr
+
+from osw.utils.workflow import (
+    DeployConfig,
+    DeployParam,
+    NotifyTeams,
+    NotifyTeamsParam,
+    _deploy,
+    deploy,
+    tags_str_to_list,
+)
+
+
+# ------------------------------ NOTIFICATIONS ---------------------
+@flow(
+    # Microsoft Teams notification on completion for testing
+    # Notification only if env var
+    on_completion=[
+        NotifyTeams(
+            NotifyTeamsParam(
+                teams_webhook_url=SecretStr(environ.get("TEAMS_WEBHOOK_URL")),
+                # OPTIONAL, will be empty if no deploment is assigned
+                deployment_name="osw-python-notify-teams-test",
+            )
+        ).notify_teams
+    ],
+    log_prints=True,
+)
+@flow
+def osw_python_teams_notify_test_flow():
+    """Notify Microsoft Teams channel using a webhook"""
+    return 42
+
+
+def test_notify_teams():
+    """Test of flow to notify Microsoft Teams channel using a webhook"""
+    with prefect_test_harness():
+        test_flow_run = osw_python_teams_notify_test_flow()
+        assert test_flow_run == 42
+
+
+# ------------------------------- DEPLOYMENTS -------------------------------
+def test_tags_str_to_list(tags="osw-python,example-deploy-flow"):
+    """Test of conversion of tags string to list"""
+    assert tags_str_to_list("osw-python,example-deploy-flow") == [
+        "osw-python",
+        "example-deploy-flow",
+    ]
+
+
+@flow
+def osw_python_test_flow_to_deploy():
+    """Example flow to be deployed"""
+    print(f"Execution of example: {osw_python_test_flow_to_deploy.__name__}!")
+
+
+deploy_param = DeployParam(
+    deployments=[
+        DeployConfig(
+            flow=osw_python_test_flow_to_deploy,
+            name="osw-python-deployment-test",
+            description="Deployment of osw-python test flow",
+            version="0.0.1",
+            tags=["osw-python", "example-deploy-flow"],
+        )
+    ],
+    # remove_existing_deployments=True,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_deploy_serve():
+    """Test of deployment of example flow"""
+    with prefect_test_harness():
+        _deploy(param=deploy_param)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Not deployable in test environment")
+def test_deploy_runner():
+    """Test of deployment of example flow"""
+    with prefect_test_harness():
+        # test environment shell:
+        command = "prefect config set PREFECT_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8443/api"
+        subprocess.run(command, shell=True)
+        # Not deployable in local test environment
+        deploy(param=deploy_param)