This course will fully prepare you to pass the FinOps Certified Practitioner exam, covering all the foundational knowledge, terminology, and core practices you’ll be tested on.

But more importantly—this course goes far beyond what the exam requires.

While certifications are useful for validation, this training is designed to equip you with real-world strategic and operational skills you’ll actually use:

So yes—you’ll be ready for the exam.

But more than that, you’ll be ready for the work.

You’ll walk away from this course with:

This course prepares you to do the real work of FinOps—not just manage spend, but enable faster, better, more aligned decisions in the cloud.

Here’s a snapshot of what’s inside:

Module 1 – Foundations of FinOps [Preview]

What FinOps is, why it matters, and how it supports both innovation and control.

Module 2 – Building a FinOps Culture

How shared ownership, not command-and-control, unlocks true cost accountability.

Module 3 – The People Who Make FinOps Work

Understand the core personas that drive FinOps—and how to align them.

Module 4 – The Extended FinOps Team

Meet the allied functions—security, ITAM, sustainability—and why they matter.

Module 5 – Reading the Cloud Bill Like a Strategist

Turn invoices into insights and billing data into smart decisions.

Module 6 – How FinOps Begins and Grows

A clear roadmap for adoption, maturity, and scaling across teams.

Module 7 – The FinOps Framework

Principles, domains, and capabilities that structure and guide a strong practice.

Module 8 – The FinOps Lifecycle

Move from visibility to action to embedded culture: Inform, Optimize, Operate.

Module 9 – Applying FinOps in Real Life [Bonus*]

Real-world case scenarios with actionable breakdowns and lifecycle walkthroughs.

Module 10 – Scaling FinOps [Bonus*]

How to grow your FinOps effort from a practice into a long-term, strategic capability.

*We focus:

This course is designed for cloud practitioners who want to think—and lead—strategically.

Whether you’re hands-on in infrastructure, managing cloud programs, or advising teams across engineering and finance, this course gives you the tools to connect cloud cost with business value.

Ideal for:

If you’ve looked at FinOps and thought, “There must be more to this than tagging and reports,”—you’re in the right place.

This course is an entry-level with practitioner-focused mindset. You’ll get the most value if you have:

It’s for professionals who want to develop sound judgment, strategy, and influence in cloud financial operations in addition to sit for the FinOps Certified Practitioner exam.

Cloud Strategist | FinOps Advisor | 15+ Years in Global Tech

I’m Saeed—a cloud engineer turned strategic advisor with over 15 years of professional experience across academia, telecom, and enterprise tech.

For the last four years, I’ve worked hands-on with GCP and AWS environments, design, deploy and manage cloud infrastructure. I've been helping engineering teams not only optimize their cloud spend, but align it with product priorities and business outcomes. Before that, I led teams, researched 5G networks, managed infrastructure, and taught computer science at the university level.

I’ve worked with engineers, analysts, and C-level leaders in different countries and industries. And if I’ve learned anything, it’s this: cloud cost management isn’t about tools—it’s about people, alignment, and judgment.

That’s why I built this course. Not just to help you pass a FinOps certification exam (though you will), but to help you think like an advisor, lead with clarity, and make FinOps part of how your organization grows.