Nifty Inc - Cloud Readiness Checklist

Use this checklist to confirm baseline readiness before launching a cloud migration or modernization initiative.

1) Business and Scope Alignment
- Define business outcomes and measurable success criteria.
- Identify in-scope workloads, integrations, and dependencies.
- Confirm out-of-scope items and assumptions.

2) Architecture and Security Controls
- Document target-state architecture and landing zone patterns.
- Confirm identity, access control, and least-privilege model.
- Define encryption requirements (at rest and in transit).
- Validate logging, monitoring, and alerting requirements.

3) Data and Integration Planning
- Identify system-of-record ownership for critical data domains.
- Map inbound/outbound integrations and protocol dependencies.
- Define data migration and reconciliation approach.

4) Delivery and Operations Model
- Establish phased rollout plan with checkpoints.
- Define rollback and incident-response approach for each phase.
- Confirm runbooks, support ownership, and escalation paths.

5) Adoption and Governance
- Define communication and training plan for impacted users.
- Establish governance cadence (weekly delivery, monthly steering).
- Confirm KPI reporting for adoption, reliability, and value realization.

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