# Readiness assessment process
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A readiness assessment consists of these four steps:

1. Schedule the readiness assessment meeting and require attendance.

1. Facilitate discussions by using an AWS CAF-aligned set of questions to guide the conversation.

1. Analyze the gathered information, document observations, and determine next steps.

1. Schedule and conduct a debrief.

The following sections discuss these steps in more detail.

**Note**  
These steps are part of the AWS Migration Readiness Assessment (MRA) process; other approaches will vary.

## Before you begin
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+ Understand your organization’s strategy and scope for the assessment.
+ Gain buy-in to support the assessment process.

## Tasks
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1. **Schedule the readiness assessment meeting with the required attendees.** See [Choosing Attendees](assessment-meeting.md#attendees) in the next section.

1. **Facilitate discussions by using an AWS CAF-aligned set of discussion starters (like the [AWS Assessment Tool](https://a2t.accelerate.amazonaws.com/)).** We recommend a 4-6 hour meeting with good cross-representation across your organization. This is a great opportunity to build consensus regarding the organization's current readiness state, identify and align around next actions, and determine any risks.

1. **Analyze the results, and build observations and next steps.** After the MRA meeting, the team facilitating the MRA should meet and compare notes, analyze the results, and build the out-brief pitch that contains the summary observations and next steps to fill the identified gaps. This is also a good time to build a statement of work (SoW) for closing the identified gaps and completing the suggested next steps.

1. **Schedule and conduct a debrief.** This can be done in as little as an hour, but be sure to bring any new attendees up-to-date on the process, share and review outputs, and agree on next steps.

## Outputs
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+ An out-brief deck that summarizes observations, and next steps
+ A scheduled meeting to review outputs and next steps
+ (Optional but recommended) Estimates and a proposal (for example, a SoW) for the work that needs to be completed