# Step Description Who
# Step Description Who
# Step Description Who
1 Outline Business Goals Outline the business goals and capabilities that Executive Team
should be in place once a migration to the Business Team
cloud is complete. Technology Team
Note: A typical migration takes place in
phases, so start by listing all goals and
capabilities, and later work to prioritize/assign
to phases.
2 Perform Infrastructure Assess the state of the corporate infrastructure. Business Team
Assessment This includes an inventory of hardware, Technology Team
software, etc., and an understanding of the
cloud-relevant skill sets in place at your
organization.
3 Evaluate Results Once steps 1 and 2 are complete, set up a Executive Team
meeting with all participants to review and Business Team
evaluate the results. Technology Team
4 Define Project Define the scope of the project to begin Executive Team
moving to the cloud. This includes features and Business Team
functionality, high-level steps, timeline, and Technology Team
budget.
5 Develop Project Plan In this step, a detailed project plan is Business Team
developed. This includes the Technology Team
features/applications/databases to be
implanted in the cloud, and the steps to Reviewed by:
develop/migrate/implement. This also includes Executive Team
developing a post-production support process.
6 Build Baseline Cloud Implement the initial non-production version of
the cloud with a limited set of features and
small set of users. Review with all teams to
ensure that what is being implemented matches
the overall vision.
Note: This is the step in which to implement key
features such as hybrid cloud functionality,
device enablement, etc.
7 Develop and Test This is an iterative step during which
applications, databases, etc. slated for
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