Doing it deliberately.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH FIRST
What you have now What problems you are solving What the budget is Who will administer what
WHAT TO PRIORITISE
Workloads where the benefit is clear and the risk is low.
WHERE MOST BUSINESSES START
Email and file storage.
Clear benefit, well-understood, straightforward to move.
WHAT TO DEFER
Anything critical and complex, until you have experience.
WHAT TO PLAN FOR EACH MOVE
What moves When Who does it How it is tested What the fallback is
THE FALLBACK POINT
Always know how to return to the previous arrangement until the new one is proven.
WHAT TO AVOID
Moving everything at once Moving without testing Cancelling the old arrangement immediately
WHAT TO BUDGET
Time, which is consistently underestimated Running both during transition Training
WHAT TO REVIEW AFTER EACH MOVE
Whether it achieved what you intended.
