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Skills for Working as an AWS Cloud Consultant

Skills for Working as an AWS Cloud Consultant

This course is part of AWS Cloud Technology Consultant Professional Certificate

Instructors: Alex G.

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

63 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Examine essential soft skills for solving business problems
Describe the process of working with customers and how to use different soft skills

Skills you'll gain

Tools you'll learn

Amazon Web Services

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Assessments

8 assignments

Taught in English

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Build your Cloud Computing expertise

This course is part of the AWS Cloud Technology Consultant Professional Certificate

When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Professional Certificate.

Learn new concepts from industry experts
Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool
Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
Earn a shareable career certificate from Amazon Web Services

There are 4 modules in this course

Being a successful cloud consultant is finding the balance of soft skills and hard skills when investigating and solving customer problems. This course is designed to improve students’ understanding of key soft skills necessary to become successful cloud consultants.

The course's first week provides foundational knowledge of what cloud consulting is and then dives into important skills for solving customers’ business problems. During the second week, students learn how to work with customers (gather requirements, propose a solution, plan and build out the project, monitor progress, and conclude final tasks) and how different soft skills can help them throughout all stages of the process. The third week of the course focuses on helping students develop and maintain strong business relationships. The main emphasis of this week is on developing soft skills that are necessary to build relationships, earn trust, manage changes, establish a brand, and build a good reputation. Finally, in week 4, students receive different recommendations and techniques on how to design a plan to improve their soft skills and grow as a leader.

Module details

Module one starts by answering a couple of fundamental questions: What is a cloud consultant, and what do they do? You explore the basic functions of this role to help you decide if being a cloud consultant is a job you’d like to pursue. In addition, you learn about critical thinking and analytical skills, which are important to the business world and for cloud consultants. You explore what they are, how to develop them, and some strategies that you can employ on your next business project.

What's included

8 videos6 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts2 plugins

8 videosTotal 30 minutes

Welcome to the Course3 minutes
Introducing Module 12 minutes
Consulting in the Cloud4 minutes
Is Cloud Consulting the Right Job for Me?5 minutes
Developing Critical Thinking Skills5 minutes
Problem Solving 1014 minutes
Analyzing Business Problems6 minutes
Module 1 Closing 2 minutes

6 readingsTotal 64 minutes

Welcome to the Course10 minutes
Course Roadmap10 minutes
Pre-Course Survey2 minutes
Techniques for Improving Critical Thinking Skills15 minutes
Techniques for Gathering and Analyzing Information25 minutes
Mid-Course Survey2 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 5 minutes

Module 1 Quiz5 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes

Scenario: Working Backwards15 minutes
A Decision Based on Data15 minutes

2 pluginsTotal 30 minutes

Pre-Course Survey15 minutes
Mid-Course Survey15 minutes

In module two, you take on the role of a cloud consultant who is working with a customer. You start the module by walking through a common project for a cloud consultant: migrating a workload from an on-premises data center to AWS. During this process, you learn about the types of meetings that you might experience, and the different types of job functions that you might perform in the organization. By the end of the module, you should have a solid understanding of the different tasks and activities that a cloud consultant might do in their workday.

What's included

9 videos3 readings2 assignments

9 videosTotal 39 minutes

Introducing Module 22 minutes
Meeting with Customers6 minutes
Completing Business and Performance Analysis5 minutes
Proposing a Solution to Customers5 minutes
Planning and Estimating Projects4 minutes
Building out Projects4 minutes
Tracking Progress3 minutes
Wrapping up the Project4 minutes
Module 2 Closing4 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Email Communication in a Business Setting10 minutes
Designing a Solution10 minutes
Optimizing Cloud Processes and Resources Over Time10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 80 minutes

Creating Project Deliverables60 minutes
Module 2 Quiz20 minutes

Module three focuses on building and maintaining business relationships. In business, who you know can be as important as what you know. In this module, you focus on building and maintaining a network of professional connections. In addition to networking, it’s important for you to develop your own professional brand. To that end, you also explore how you can establish your brand and maintain a positive image in the business world.

What's included

5 videos2 readings2 assignments

In module four, you explore how you can continuously improve your skill set. Because business is always changing, you should also consider how you can keep evolving your skills. You learn how to create a plan to develop your skills and work on addressing your weaknesses. As you develop new skills, it’s important to manage your time and make the most out of what you have. At the end of the module, you learn the principles behind designing effective resumes, and then you go hands-on to review and update your own resume.