Our Approach
Our holistic approach cuts through complexity and ensures a smooth migration.
Microsoft cloud is the industry’s most trusted cloud for large-scale, hybrid enterprise systems – and has been proven to drive significant improvements in efficiency, flexibility.
Crescendo Cloud: Approach your Microsoft cloud journey with confidence
Moving to M365 or Azure can be an exciting time for an organization. However, that excitement can quickly turn into chaos if process is not appropriately managed and executed. There are a variety of things that should be accounted for and checked off before, during, and after your migration to ensure your company derives maximum value from Microsoft cloud.
Typical Engagement Overview
Depending on the type of engagement we can use different engagement approaches.
Most typical we use either a Waterfall or Hybrid Agile approach as illustrated below.
Each engagement is always tailored client’s environment considerations and scope & objectives.
Plan
Discovery & Design
Transform
Manage
- Project kickoff & approach alignment
- Project governance & resourcing
- Scope & objectives
- Change opportunities to support benefit realization
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Project Charter & Plan
Benefit Realization Plan
- Technical assessment & design workshops
- Pre-requisite work
- Change management & assessment workshops
- M365 Central for adoption & communications
- Transition Plan, Blueprint, 3-Year Roadmap, Change Management Plan
- Test preparation & execution
- Azure & M365 foundational setup
- End-user training and communications
- Migrate data & services
- Warranty & stabilization period
- Test Plan, Configuration Documentation, Operational Support Model
- Stabilization and post-go live support.
- Transition services model if you need a bit more help.
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Transition Service
Agreement(s)
Discovery & Design & Transform
Delivery Management
Quality is key to everything we do at Crescendo Cloud. We will work with you to make sure the right delivery governance, project steering and reporting is in place to effectively guide the projects to success
& Steering
- Provide steering committee with project updates and address questions as required
& Support
- Prepare change requests and present to governance
- Communicate change decisions
Activities Support
- Ongoing status reporting
- Oversight of project documentation & deliverables
& Standards
- Apply processes & standards
- Monitor project progress & track deliverables
Issue Management
- Track risks & issues and assess impact
- Mitigate risks and manage issues through to resolution
Project Management
To ensure the successful delivery of your project goals we include all project management best practices practices.
We know that project management is critical to help organize, plan, execute and control projects effectively.
We ensure that your needs are met while making sure the project is progressing.
Project Management