Advisory Report
When advising in cloud engineering, it is crucial to substantiate recommendations with facts, data, or insights from previous phases. You must support your choices with, for example, research results, performance metrics, security assessments, cost analyses, best practices, or industry standards.
In addition to what you advise, how you present it on paper is also important. You must be able to write a clearly structured advice report, in which the problem, analysis data, options, and final advice are presented clearly. This written skill means that you build your advice logically (introduction with context, analysis results, comparison of options, recommendation, and conclusion) and avoid or explain technical jargon.
In the context of cloud engineering, this could be a document for stakeholders or technical teams, in which you recommend a particular cloud provider, architecture pattern, or migration strategy with all underlying arguments. The advice report must also be understandable for the target audience (e.g., executive management versus technical staff) and to-the-point.
Starting Points
Key Points
- Use a logical structure: start with context and problem statement, then present analysis/alternatives, and end with a clear recommendation.
- Base your advice on concrete findings (figures, research, examples) and explicitly refer to them in your justification.
- Alternatives are substantiated and the pros and cons per alternative are clear.
- Write clearly and concisely; avoid unnecessary jargon and long, woolly texts.
- Check if the document is tailored to the reader.
- Ensure your advice document is visually clear (use headings, lists, possibly diagrams) so the reader can quickly understand the core.