#   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
                                                                                Cloud Readiness Checklist
                                  implementation in the cloud are
                                  developed/upgraded and tested.
8   Go Live                       Once testing has completed, applications,
                                  databases, and features and switched on in
                                  production. There can be an iterative
                                  approach versus turning on everything at once.
9   Implement Post-Go-Live Plan   Once the cloud is live, the post-production
                                  support plan is implemented.
10 Hold Post-Go-Live Reviews      For a period of time after the cloud systems go
                                  live (usually 2 or more months), post-go-live
                                  review meetings are held with all teams to
                                  address issues and plan upcoming
                                  enhancements.
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