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RIDE
(FUTURE SKILLING INITIATIVE)
PROGRAM
LEARNING GUIDE FOR CLOUD
COMPETENCY
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Contents
1. About this Document ................................................................................................................. 3
2. Who should use this Document ................................................................................................. 3
3. Introductory Note ...................................................................................................................... 4
4. Overall Program Details ............................................................................................................ 5
5. Step wise Program Plan ............................................................................................................. 6
6. Skill Identification and Participation ....................................................................................... 7
7. Learning Facilitation ................................................................................................................. 9
8. Communities of Practice and Practice Environments ..........................................................10
9. Internal Assessments & External certifications ....................................................................11
10. Career Path and Learning Journey .......................................................................................12
11. Participant Interaction Plan ...................................................................................................15
12. Learning Tracker .....................................................................................................................16
13. FAQs..........................................................................................................................................22
14. Glossary ....................................................................................................................................23
15. Annexures .................................................................................................................................24
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1. About this Document
This is a detailed learning guide for the associates who have been selected to participate in the RIDE
Wave 2 training program
2. Who should use this Document
The document is for internal use only. It should be used by associates undergoing training under the
RIDE Program, training owners and faculty
pg. 4
3. Introductory Note
Welcome to the RIDE Programme!
Dear Colleagues,
To help us accelerate deployment and enhance the skills of associates on Future Skills, we have
designed a high-quality skilling campaign called RIDE. The campaign started from the 17th of April,
2018. Each of the phases of the RIDE program is for a period of 6-8 weeks.
Under this initiative, associates have an opportunity to acquire future skills, practice them, get
assessed and certified through an external platform. This will be followed by subsequent deployment
in projects.
The RIDE, TLS, Competency, SBU, RMG teams will be working with you closely towards this
competence building and deployment initiative over a period of 2 months.
Please remember that this is a program for YOU & it’s our sincere request to you to give it your
100%.
Participation in the program is mandatory for every associate who has been selected for the program.
You will continuously receive communication from the Competency team, RIDE team and SBUs.
Best regards for RIDE.
Wish you a happy learning experience,
RIDE Team
pg. 5
4. Overall Program Details
Each associate will be communicated the Wave 2 skill identified for him/her by the RIDE
team
The programs are offered in blended mode with focus on self -learning through MOOCs
platforms and internal content supported with faculty connect sessions on WebEx
Training owners have been assigned for every competency
WebEx sessions by Faculty will be conducted on a weekly basis, on Tuesdays and Thursdays,
from 3 pm to 4 pm (IST) and on Saturdays from 11 am to 12 pm (IST)
Participants are expected to spend 12 hours every week to keep pace with the program
including 5 hours of hands-on practice on Saturdays
End course external certifications will be reimbursed for the associates as per the standard
company external training and certification policy (refer BMS)
pg. 6
5. Step wise Program Plan
S.no
Key Step
Timeline
1
On being selected for RIDE, attend the opening connect sessions and
clearly note the role you have been selected for
Week 1
2
Download the learning guide and go through it with specific emphasis on
training owner, faculty, career path and learning path
Week 1
3
Identify the foundation skill for your role and complete the assessment.
Contact your training owner for more details
Week 1
4
In case you are unable to complete the assessment, please use the
learning links provided. Assessments must be completed within 7 days of
the start date
Week 2
5
Register yourself on all the learning portals (using Tech M ID only)
specified for your role as per the learning path. Registration guidelines
for specific portals are given in the Learning Guide
Week 2
6
Undergo training in your own time as per the sequence provided in the
learning path. 12 hours of work per week is expected of you. Keep your
training owner informed about your progress
Week 2- Week 6
7
Attend connect sessions as per the schedule. Attendance is mandatory.
Reach out to your training owners in case of any assistance. You can also
use the CoP to do the same
Week 1- Week 7
8
Stay in touch with your training owner and attend quizzes, assignments
and SME connect sessions scheduled for you. Attendance is mandatory
for these sessions
Week 1- Week 7
9
You are strongly advised to utilize the training lab facilities for hands on
practice on Saturdays. Contact your training owner for more details
Week 3- Week 8
10
RMG-RH will be connecting you to Wave 2 opportunities. Stay on the
lookout for such opportunities. Updates will be provided to you regularly
via connect sessions/ CoPs and through RMG
Week 7- Week 8
11
Get certified in the core skill for your role at the end of program. Refer to
the certification and reimbursement policy available on BMS
Week 7- Week 8
12
Get Ready for Deployment in the Role
Week 8
pg. 7
6. Skill Identification and Participation
This learning guide consisting of internal content (including recorded sessions on MyTube), MOOCs
reference, external content, MyBeatPlus Communities of Practice (COP) links, and information on
Training Owners/Faculty has been prepared for RIDE participants as mentioned in the previous
section.
The subsequent sections contain details related to the following Modules:
Skills/Roles:
Comp
etency
Skill
Cluster
RSC
Other Skills
Required
Basic Skill
Cloud
AZURE
Develop Highly Scalable
Application
Azure PaaS
Developer
Java, PHP,
Node.JS,
Python (Good
to have any
two)
.NET, SQL,
TFS, GIT
AWS
Cloud Foundation
AWS Cloud
Engineer
Good
Understanding
of
Virtualization,
Shell
Scripting/Power
shell Scripting
Cloud
Computing
Fundamentals
e-learning
course
(SS0698 on
DEXT -
iLearn)
Manage Highly Scalable
Cloud Platform
AWS Certified
Cloud
Practitioner
.
pg. 8
Comp
etency
Skil
l
Clust
er
Role
Basic/Other
Skills Required
Internal
Assessment
Internal
Courses
EDX
PluralSight
Others
Cloud
AZ
UR
E
Devel
op
Highl
y
Scala
ble
Appli
cation
Azure PaaS
Developer
Java, PHP,
Node.JS, Python
(Good to have any
two)
(LP01901)
Microsoft
Azure L1
(MS009)
Microsof
t Azure
L1
Microsoft
Azure App
Service
https://www.e
DX.org/course/
microsoft-
azure-app-
service
.NET Developer on Microsoft
Azure
https://www.pluralsight.com/path
s/net-developer-on-microsoft-
azure
AW
S
Cloud
Found
ation
Mana
ge
Highl
y
Scala
ble
Cloud
Platfo
rm
AWS
Cloud
Engineer
Good
Understanding of
Virtualization,
Basic Cloud
Concepts, Shell
Scripting/
Powershell
Scripting
(LP01890)
AWS L1
(MS020)
AWS
Level1
1. Amazon Web Services
(AWS) Fundamentals for
System Administrators
(https://www.pluralsight.com/cou
rses/aws-system-admin-
fundamentals)
2. AWS Certified SysOps
Administrator - Associate
(https://www.pluralsight.com/cou
rses/aws-certified-sysops-admin-
associate)
3. AWS Security Fundamentals
(https://www.pluralsight.com/cou
rses/aws-security-fundamentals)
AWS Cloud
Practitioner Essentials:
https://www.aws.trainin
g/learningobject/curricul
um?id=16357
AWS Business
Professional
https://www.aws.training
/learningobject/curriculu
m?id=11289
AWS Technical
Professional
https://www.aws.training
/learningobject/curriculu
m?id=11276
pg. 9
7. Learning Facilitation
Below is the list of Training Owners/Faculty for the program
Competency
Skill
Training Owner
Faculty
Cloud
AZURE
Sivaraj Ambat
<Sivaraj.Ambat@TechMahindra.com>
Vrushali Bhise
VB00481902@TechMahindra.com
AWS
Sharada Reddy Pothuganti
SP00419037@TechMahindra.com
Below is the list of TLS Learning Consultants for different business units:
SBU to be
handled
LC Name
Email ID
Contact
Details
SBU D-CROW
Amol Joshi
jamol@TechMahindra.com
9823852755
SBU DACME
Parag Pimputkar
paragpi@TechMahindra.com
9049800804
SBU D-ASV,
VBU BFSI
Ritu Manuja
Manuja.Ritu@TechMahindra.com
9822119596
SBU D-BT
Sanjana Sane
sssanjana@TechMahindra.com
9820831824
SBU D-NS
Sandhya Bordia
bordias@TechMahindra.com
9820618170
CBU CES, CBU
EOF, CBU P2P
BE
Sindhu Rajendra
SR0041556@TechMahindra.com
9884863939
VBU HLS, SBU
D-APJ
Bhargav G
GB00361810@TechMahindra.com
9652191999
SBU D-IND,
SBU D-SAEV
Dhanalaxmi Arla
Dhanalaxmi.Arla@TechMahindra.com
9866755338
CBU IMS, SBU
D-IES, VBU
IOT
Leelavani Sastry
Leelavani.Sastry@TechMahindra.com
9845455733
CBU P&PENG,
SBU D-WC
Nagaraj Vaidya
nagarajv@TechMahindra.com
9980790460
SBU D-EMEA
Sandhya Bordia
bordias@TechMahindra.com
9820618170
CBU ESRM,
CBU PACES,
CIO,
SBU_TIM,
M_CTO,
QWAY
Parkha Kaul
pk0031953@TechMahindra.com
8860491919
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8. Communities of Practice and Practice Environments
Internal Communities of Practice:
S.no
COP URL
Name of Owner
1
Cloud_RIDE_WAVEII
Sivaraj Ambat
External Communities of Practice:
S.no
COP URL
Name of Owner
1
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-
in/support/community/
2
https://forums.aws.amazon.com/
Below is the list of Skill wise practice platforms and Case Study Assignments for practice:
Competency
Skill
Role
Practice Platform
Case
Study/Assignments
Cloud
Azure
Azure PaaS
Developer
Azure Cloud
platform (Associate
needs to sign up for
Azure free tier
using own credit
card)
Cloud Case
Study_Assignments
AWS
AWS Cloud
Engineer
AWS Cloud
platform (Associate
needs to sign up for
AWS free tier using
own credit card)
Cloud Case
Study_Assignments
pg. 11
9. Internal Assessments & External certifications
The assessment/ assessments platform to be used for this program have been listed below and have
also been mentioned in Section 6.
Role
Cluster
Foundation Skill
Foundation Skill
Assessment Link
Azure
Developer
Programming
Language
.NET Basics (Foundation
Skill)
LP02027
AWS Engineer
Programming
Language
Cloud Computing L1
LP01265
Competency
Skill
Cluster
RSC
Internal
Assessment
External
Assessment
/Certification
Cloud
AZURE
Develop Highly
Scalable
Application
Azure PaaS
Developer
(LP01901)
Microsoft
Azure L1
Exam 70-532 –
Developing Azure
Solutions
AWS
Cloud
Foundation
AWS Cloud
Engineer
None
AWS Certified
Practitioner
Manage Highly
Scalable Cloud
Platform
(LP01890)
AWS L1
(Need to
replace with
Engineer role
assessment)
AWS Certified
SysOps
Administrator
pg. 12
10. Career Path and Learning Journey
pg. 13
pg. 14
pg. 15
11. Participant Interaction Plan
SME Connect Sessions will start from 24th April 2018
Every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00 PM to 4 PM (IST), SME and Faculty Connect
Sessions will be held to discuss progress, queries, case studies, and latest market
trends
Every Saturday Faculty connect sessions will be held between 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
(IST) to resolve the issues, discuss Q&A and way further. Faculty will resolve further
queries during the hands-on practice, if any on the community forum.
pg. 16
12. Learning Tracker
The associates may use this template to record their learning progress log/activities.
Azure PaaS Developer: Learning Plan
Effort in
hrs
Milest
one#
Due-
Date
Description
Modules/Topics
Prepar
ation
time
Prac
tice
tim
e
Foundation
skills
assessment
6
6
1
18-
May-
18
.NET Basics (LP02027 RIDE-DotNet ) Course progress - 5%
Developing
with .Net on
Microsoft
Azure-Getting
Started Part-1
Module 1:-Azure subscription creation
Module 2:-VM creation
Developing
with .Net on
Microsoft
Azure-Getting
Started Part-1
Module 3:-Building Web Application and APIs
8
4
Module 4:- Monitoring and scaling Web
Applications & APIs
Module 5:-Using Cloud databases
6
6
Module 6:-Cloud Storage
Module 7:- Functions
Module 8:- Continuous Integration
2
30-
May-
18
Milestone-2 Quest Assessment Course progress - 20%
Microsoft
Azure App
Service Part-1
Module 1:-Introduction to App services
7
5
Module 2:-App Types in Azure App Service
Module 3:- Deploying Apps-Deployment
Options in Azure App service
6
6
Microsoft
Azure App
Service Part-2
Module 4:-Continuous and Staged
Deployment
Module 5:-Automatic App deployment
pg. 17
Module 6:- Managing, scaling and monitoring
Apps- Managing Apps
3
11-
Jun-
18
Milestone-3 Quest Assessment Course progress - 40%
Microsoft
Azure App
Service Part-3
Module 7:-Scaling Apps
6
6
Module 8:-Monitoring and Trobleshooting
Apps
Module 9:-Securing Apps
Module 10:-WebJobs and Azure functions
Module 1:- Architecture in the cloud
4
22-
Jun-
18
Milestone-4 Quest Assessment Course progress - 60%
Developing
with .Net on
Microsoft
Azure-Cloud
Patterns &
Architecture
Module 2:- Cloud Patterns for Resiliency
12
6
Module 3:- Cloud Patterns for Scalability
Module 4:- Cloud Patterns for Testability
Developing
with .Net on
Microsoft
Azure-Building
Secure
Services &
Applications
Part-1
Module 1:- Software containers
5
4-Jul-
18
Milestone-5 Quest Assessment Course progress - 80%
Developing
with .Net on
Microsoft
Azure-Building
Secure
Services &
Applications
Part-2
Module 2:- Cloud Automation
12
6
Developing
with .Net on
Microsoft
Azure-Building
Secure
Services &
Module 3:- Cloud Microservices
pg. 18
Applications
Part-3
Module 4:- Cloud Identity
7
5
6
16-
Jul-18
Milestone-6 Quest Assessment Course progress - 100%
25-
Jul-18
External
certificatio
n
certification exam is Exam 70-532 –
Developing Azure Solutions
AWS Cloud Engineer: Learning Plan
Effort in hrs
Milestone
#
Due-Date
Description
Modules/Topics
Preparatio
n time
Practic
e time
Foundation skills
assessment
8
4
1
18-May-
18
Cloud Computing Basics (LP01265/Cloud Certification
L1) Course progress - 5%
AWS Technical
Professional training
Module 1:
Introduction to
AWS
Module 2: AWS
Core Services
Module 3: AWS
Architecture and
Solutions (Part 1)
8
4
Module 4: AWS
Architecture and
Solutions (Part 2)
Module 5:
Security and
Compliance
AWS Business
Professional training
Module 1: AWS
Value Proposition
Module 2: AWS
Products and
Services
Module 3: AWS
Total Cost of
Ownership and
Pricing
8
4
Module 4: AWS
Solutions Part
One
Module 5: AWS
pg. 19
Solutions Part
Two
2
6-Jun-18
Milestone-2 Quest Assessment Course progress - 20%
AWS Cloud Practitioner
Essentials
AWS Cloud
Practitioner
Essentials:
Introduction
AWS Cloud
Concepts
Essentials
AWS Core
Services
Essentials
AWS Security
Essentials
7
5
AWS Architecting
Essentials
AWS Pricing and
Support Essentials
AWS Cloud
Practitioner
Essentials: Bonus
Materials
AWS Cloud
Practitioner
Essentials: Course
Summary
3
13-Jun-
18
Milestone-3 Quest Assessment Course progress - 40%
Amazon Web Services
(AWS) Fundamentals for
System Administrators
Getting Started
Introduction to
AWS
Understanding
AWS Global
Infrasturcture
Understanding
AWS Security
Measures
The AWS Free
Tier
8
4
Working with
AWS Storage:
Ephemeral and S3
Working with
AWS Storage: EBS
and Glacier
AWS Compute
Options
Understanding
EC2 Pricing
8
4
pg. 20
Understanding
AWS Networking,
CloudWatch and
Auto Scaling
Amazon Database
Options, APIs and
Lambda
Amazon Simple
Services
CloudFront,
CloudFormation,
Elastic Beanstalk
and CloudTrail
8
4
4
27-Jun-
18
Milestone-4 Quest Assessment Course progress -
60%
AWS Certified SysOps
Administrator - Associate
Part-1
Getting Started
Understanding
Virtual
Networking on
AWS
In-depth VPC
Configuration
Working with
Security Groups
and NACLs
Understanding
and Configuring
VPC Access
7
5
EC2 Instance
Types
Working with
Elastic Block
Storage
EBS Snapshots
and Replication
Working with
Amazon S3
7
5
AWS Certified SysOps
Administrator - Associate
Part-2
Amazon S3
Website Hosting
Configuring
Elastic Load
Balance(ELB)
Configuring Auto
Scaling
Configuring Route
53
7
5
5
11-Jul-18
Milestone-5 Quest Assessment Course progress - 80%
pg. 21
Working with
Identity and
Access
Management(IAM
)
Monitoring with
Amazon
CloudWatch and
Trusted Advisor
RDS HA and Load
Sharing
Understanding
Backup Options
7
5
AWS Security
Fundamentals
Overview
Access Control
Encrypting and
Controlling Access
to S3
Logging and
Auditing Access
and Actions
Putting it
altogether
6
6
6
23-Jul-18
Milestone-6 Quest Assessment Course progress -
100%
31-Jul-18
External
certification
AWS Certified
SysOps
Administrator
pg. 22
13. FAQs
1. What is the objective of the RIDE program?
Answer: The objective of RIDE program is to equip associates with necessary skills needed
for role-readiness of Wave 2 competencies for future. The program aims to provide learning,
certification, and deployment opportunities for associates in future technologies in the
organization
2. What is the duration of the RIDE program?
Answer: Two Months from the start date
3. Who all are eligible for the program?
Answer: Participation in this program is by invitation only. All the associates selected for this
program need to be mandatorily part of the program
4. How has a skill been identified for associates?
Answer: Skills have been identified based on the requirements in various competencies
within the organization and the current skill set possessed by the associate
5. Is participation in the program optional?
Answer: Participation in the program is mandatory. Any exemption requires SBU Head
approval on mail along with reasons for the same communicated to Training Owner/ SBU
Learning Consultant
6. How will one be deployed after undergoing training in the program?
Answer: During deployment, preference will first be given in the same SBU.
7. How will training be offered during the course of this program?
Answer: Programs will be offered in blended mode with focus on self -learning through
MOOCS, supported with weekday and weekend faculty connect sessions through WebEx and
communities of practice (COP). Participant are expected to leverage Saturday for practice
sessions (at least 5 hours)
8. Where can associates find more information about RIDE?
Answer: The associates can get in touch with their respective Training Owner or Learning
Consultant in case any other information regarding RIDE program is required
pg. 23
14. Glossary
S.no
Term
Description
1
RIDE
Future Skilling Initiative With Digital Enhancement
2
TLS
Technical Learning Services
3
SBU
Strategic Business Unit
4
MOOC
Massive Open Online Course
5
COP
Communities of Practice
6
SPOC
Single point of contact
7
F2F
Face to Face
pg. 24
15. Annexures
Below are the guidelines for logging into and registering on eDX and PluralSight:
EDX:
Register for an eDX account and undergo the course
Apply for certification discount coupon to TLS
Book the exam and appear online
Apply for reimbursement ( if applicable)
Few important links for eDX:
S.no
Topic
Link
1
Training &
Certification policy
for eDX courses
EASY >> Qway >> BMS >> Support Function Process >>
Associate Support >> TLS >> General >> Training Certification
Reimbursement Policy (PLEASE REFER SECTION-6)
2
List of Available
programs with
discounted
certification price
https://mink.techmahindra.com/kms/esgt/Documents/eDX/EDX
courses for TechM.xlsx
3
Discount coupon
requisition form
https://mink.techmahindra.com/kms/esgt/Documents/eDX/eDX
Certification Request Form.xlsx
4
Email Id for TechM
eDX support
TLS.eDXsupport@techmahindra.com
5
Link to eDX FAQ
https://mink.techmahindra.com/kms/esgt/Documents/eDX/FAQ -
eDX Training and Certification.pdf
Pluralsight:
To register on PluralSight, an email needs to be sent to Neelima Jadhav at
neelimaj@techmahindra.com
Neelima will send one request form to be filled by the associate mentioning the BUSINESS
BENEFIT of using PluralSight which would require Manager’s approval
Each associate is required to fill the requisition form and send it back to Neelima. Upon
confirmation of validity of the contents in the form, the associate will be sent one link for
“UNDERTAKING” which would precisely mention the DOs and DON’Ts for accessing
PluralSight. The associate would be required to accept the undertaking
Once the undertaking has been accepted, registration for the associate would stand complete
and an invite mail would be sent out. Each associate would need to accept the invite and login
to PluralSight with TechM ID
pg. 25
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