Training your engineers and developers the right way can increase the pace of adoption, cloud migration, and the delivery of business benefits. But what about enabling your finance team? What about your learning and development team? In this session we discuss proven steps for training your whole business so you can use the AWS Cloud securely, efficiently, and effectively. We also review structural mechanisms to help scale your organisation's capacity to move to the cloud.

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Want to accelerate your migration?
Train and educate the whole business
Yves Manigart
Training Business Development Manager
Amazon Web Services

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“When it comes to the cloud, the biggest
challenge isn’t technology – it’s the people
and processes that must change and adapt”
Source: “13 Biggest challenges when moving
your business to the cloud”, Forbes, June 2017

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The skills gap in numbers
of Information Technology
decision-makers reported a
between their team’s skill levels
and the knowledge required to
achieve organisational objectives.
68%
gap
127%
That’s a
increase over the
reported skills gap
from the previous year
Data from the 2017 Global Knowledge IT Skills and
Salary Report

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Cloud perception challenges
• Can we achieve security in the cloud?
• Regulatory regime means
we can’t use the cloud 
• Perception that ‘OPEX’
will increase

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Board-level concerns
All of these affect the ability to innovate and build long term value
Many board best practices REDUCE ability to leverage cloud
HR Policy Executive
Succession
Finance Risk Strategy

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Slow execution
Production
applications
TimeMonth 0
0
~100

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Cloud adoption framework
Business Platform
People Security
Governance Operations
Learn more about CAF at https://aws.amazon.com/professional-services/CAF/

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Training people as they:
• Join the team
• Work on projects
• Grow their responsibilities
Cloud adoption framework
People
• Resource Management
• Incentive Management
• Career Management
• Training Management
• Organisational Change Management

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What’s in a plan? Three key pillars
Classroom training
In-person and virtual classes
to learn from accredited
instructors
Digital training
Digital training for
on-demand learning
AWS Certification
AWS Certification to
validate knowledge

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Build skills in phases
1.
Foundational
Training and
Certification
2.
Associate
Training and
Certification
3.
Professional &
Specialty
Training and
Certification
Digital Training and Experiential Days, Events
1.
Foundational
Training and
Certification
2.
Associate
Training and
Certification
3.
Professional &
Specialty
Training and
Certification

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Cloud Practitioner learning path – your foundation
Cloud Practitioner
Essentials CourseBusiness Essentials Course Technical Essentials Course

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Leverage the AWS ecosystem to build your plan
Training and certification
Partners
AWS events and collateral
Professional services
Strategy and advisory
Experiential days

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Research confirms training effectiveness
Employees in organisations with
training plans in place reported being
less likely to leave their companies
Data from the 2016 Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report
of respondents who pursued
certification in the past year noted an
increase in their job effectiveness
because of related training
73%
78%

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Success story: training for faster migrations
Production
applications
Time
1st Training delivered
All students trained
11 months
Month 0 Month 20
0
~100

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Go beyond a few experts
Improved
collaboration
Reduced cost Better projects

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Alice Roberts
Director,
Cloud and Continuous Delivery
Voice of the Customer: IAG

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Next steps
Start your learning journey today
at aws.training
Make the most of your investment.
Build and execute a Training Plan.
Email: manigart@amazon.com

19. Thank you!
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Yves Manigart
manigart@amazon.com