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Cloud Migration Readiness Scorecard

A successful migration starts with clarity. Use this readiness scorecard to uncover gaps in your strategy, architecture, and execution before making the move to cloud. Complete the scorecard below to see if your organization is ready for cloud migration.

Business Goals

Have we defined clear objectives and success criteria for the migration?(Required)
Does this align with the organization’s overall IT and business strategy?(Required)
Is the timeline realistic and tied to business priorities?(Required)
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Application & Data

Have we identified which workloads will move and which will remain on-premises?(Required)
Do we understand all system dependencies?(Required)
Is the data clean, compliant, and ready for migration?(Required)
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Architecture

Have we chosen the most appropriate cloud model (public, private, hybrid)?(Required)
Have we decided between lift-and-shift, re-platforming, or re-architecting?(Required)
Is the disaster recovery plan ready for the cloud environment?(Required)
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Security & Compliance

Have we reviewed industry-specific compliance requirements?(Required)
Is our identity and access management plan ready?(Required)
Do we have encryption, key management, and monitoring strategies in place?(Required)
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Financial Planning

Have we estimated both migration and ongoing cloud costs?(Required)
Is there a cost-monitoring/optimization plan post-migration?(Required)
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Team & Change Management

Does our team have the necessary skills or a plan for training?(Required)
Have we communicated the migration plan to all stakeholders?(Required)
Is there user support in place for the transition?(Required)
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Execution & Risk Management

Do we have a detailed migration sequence and timeline?(Required)
Is there a rollback plan in case of failure?(Required)
Have we defined testing and validation steps at each stage?(Required)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Cloud migration readiness depends on more than choosing a cloud provider. Organizations should have clear business objectives, understand application dependencies, establish security controls, develop a migration strategy, and create a plan for ongoing cloud cost management. A readiness assessment helps identify gaps before migration begins.

The most common cloud migration risks include incomplete application discovery, undocumented system dependencies, inadequate security planning, compliance issues, unrealistic timelines, and the absence of rollback procedures. Organizations can reduce risk through detailed planning, testing, and validation before workloads are moved.

The right migration approach depends on your business goals, budget, timelines, and application requirements. Lift-and-shift offers the fastest path to the cloud, while re-platforming and re-architecting may deliver greater long-term scalability, performance, and cost efficiency. Evaluating workloads individually helps determine the best strategy.

Effective cloud migration budgeting should account for both migration expenses and ongoing operational costs. Organizations should evaluate infrastructure requirements, licensing, storage, data transfer, security services, management tools, and optimization plans to avoid unexpected expenses after migration.

A successful cloud migration plan should include business objectives, workload assessments, dependency mapping, cloud architecture decisions, security and compliance requirements, testing procedures, disaster recovery planning, stakeholder communication, training initiatives, migration timelines, and rollback strategies.

Cloud migration timelines vary depending on the number of applications, data volume, complexity, regulatory requirements, and internal resources. Simple migrations may take weeks, while enterprise-scale modernization initiatives can span several months or longer.

Organizations in healthcare, finance, manufacturing, logistics, government, retail, and technology often migrate to the cloud to improve scalability, strengthen disaster recovery capabilities, enhance security, reduce infrastructure maintenance, and support digital transformation initiatives.