Step 01: Planning - Top

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Why read this step first

Align the migration objective, investment decision, governance, and overall schedule before the project starts.

This step makes the scope, dependencies, controls, and evidence explicit so later work can be reviewed and repeated.

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Sequence of work

1. 01

   Set migration objectives and success criteria

   Define, execute, review, and preserve evidence for this activity.

2. 02

   Inventory systems and interfaces

   Define, execute, review, and preserve evidence for this activity.

3. 03

   Decide the 6R strategy

   Define, execute, review, and preserve evidence for this activity.

4. 04

   Define inventory governance

   Define, execute, review, and preserve evidence for this activity.

5. 05

   Assess the high-level architecture

   Define, execute, review, and preserve evidence for this activity.

03

Before moving on

Decision makers have approved the objective, success metrics, budget, organization, and key milestones.