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Minimizing ambiguity in custom scope migrations

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This article provides guidance on minimizing ambiguity in custom scope migrations to the cloud, ensuring alignment between migration efforts and intended business outcomes.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Reasons for ambiguity regarding custom scope in migrations
  • Impact of ambiguity on migration projects
  • Approach to addressing custom scope throughout the migration journey
  • Defining Critical Success Factors (CSFs), Success Criteria, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to capture business outcomes
  • Examples of CSFs, Success Criteria, and KPIs for business and technical outcomes
  • Using Success Criteria and KPIs to measure and report on achieved outcomes
  • Conclusion on the importance of clearly defining custom scope for successful migrations


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