Stage 1: Initializing a large migration

In the initialize stage, the goal is to define standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the large migration, also known as runbooks. You build custom runbooks based on your company’s policies and processes. If another team member is responsible for defining the runbooks in your large migration project, skip to Stage2: Implementing a large migration, where you will use the runbooks to prioritize applications and perform wave planning. Stage 1 consists of the following tasks and steps:

With the migration runbooks in place, in stage 2, the migration teams follow the procedures and perform large migrations that have predictable and measurable outcomes.