Cloud Adoption Framework - Cloud Skills for Executive Teams
Description
Overview
The Cloud Adoption Framework from AWS provides a guide to help organizations design and travel an accelerated path to successful cloud adoption. Moving an organization forward through the cloud maturity stages of the Cloud Adoption Framework requires all teams within an organization to have a baseline understanding of the operational aspects of cloud computing. This learning path is specifically designed to provide executive teams with a baseline understanding of the operational and cultural aspects of adopting cloud services.
Intended Audience
Teams and individuals in the Business Perspective of the Cloud Adoption Framework. IT Finance, IT Strategy, Business Risk Management
Learning Objectives
- Understand the business benefits and operating models of cloud computing services
- Understand the operational requirements of implementing cloud operating models
- Understand the benefits of adopting AGILE processes
Prerequisites
No specific prerequisites. The content is designed to help non-technical teams increase awareness and knowledge from a business perspective
Course Agenda
We start with understanding of what is Cloud Computing and what are the benefits, opportunities and impacts of Cloud services from a business perspective. We then examine the business considerations of cloud migrations and some of the business considerations of moving to a cloud service model.
Feedback
We welcome all feedback so please direct any comments or questions on this course to us at support@cloudacademy.com
We gratefully acknowledge the online content referred to in this learning material
ComputerWorld - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3190432/cloud-computing/five-pitfalls-to-avoid-when-migrating-to-the-cloud.html
AWS CAF - https://aws.amazon.com/professional-services/CAF/
Microsoft Azure - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/cloud-adoption/getting-started/overview
Certificate

Learning Path Steps
This course introduces the Cloud Adoption Framework - Cloud Skills for Executive Teams learning path.
This course provides an introduction to Cloud Computing and its key concepts, deployment models, and service models.
Knowledge Check: What is Cloud Computing?
This course looks at the different areas of your organization and helps give you visibility on how a cloud migration will affect it from a business perspective.
Knowledge Check: Internal Business Effects in the Cloud
This course will help you determine if the cloud is a good fit for your business by looking at the benefits, constraints and use cases of cloud computing.
Knowledge Check: Should Your Business Move to the Cloud?
This Module will look at the basics of what Agile and Scrum are, including the Agile principles and values, and the Scrum principles and Values.
This course introduces the basics of agile, including the agile mindset, values, and principles.
Agile and Waterfall are two of the most popular software development methodologies. This video will look at the differences between them, and how you can recognise which methodology is in use.
This module looks at some other concepts that exist in agile and scrum, including Value, Kanban, estimation and others
This course reviews and summarizes the Cloud Adoption Framework - Cloud Skills learning path.
Final Exam: Cloud Adoption Framework - Cloud Skills for Executive Teams
Head of Content
Andrew is an AWS certified professional who is passionate about helping others learn how to use and gain benefit from AWS technologies. Andrew has worked for AWS and for AWS technology partners Ooyala and Adobe. His favorite Amazon leadership principle is "Customer Obsession" as everything AWS starts with the customer. Passions around work are cycling and surfing, and having a laugh about the lessons learnt trying to launch two daughters and a few start ups.