Advisory Report

When you give advice in cloud engineering, base it on evidence. Use facts, data, or results from earlier work to support your recommendations. This can include research findings, performance data, security reviews, cost comparisons, best practices, and industry standards.

How you present your advice is just as important as the advice itself. Write a clear, well-structured report. The structure depends on the content and the audience.

In practice, this may be a document for stakeholders or technical teams. For example, you might recommend a cloud provider, architecture pattern, or migration strategy. Make sure your report fits your audience, whether they are executives or engineers, and keep it clear and concise. Avoid jargon your audience isn't familiar with.

Starting Points

• Classic Advice Report Structure (Linear)

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• Modern Advice Report Structure (Pyramid Principle or Inverted Pyramid)

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Key Points: product Advisory Report

• You choose an appropriate structure
• You base your advice on concrete findings (figures, research, examples) and explicitly refer to them in your justification.
• You state alternatives and the pros and cons per alternative are clear.
• You write clearly and concisely; avoid unnecessary jargon and elaborate, long-winded texts.
• You check if the document is tailored to the reader.
• You ensure your advice document is visually clear (use headings, lists, possibly diagrams) so the reader can navigate quickly through the content.