Are You Cloud Ready? Best Cloud Migration Tools and Methods to Scope and Plan Cloud Projects

Session Number: 4434
Track: Cloud
Sub-Categorization: Select A Value
Session Type: Vendor
Primary Presenter: Jay Chatterjee [Drivestream]
Co-Presenter: Rishi Mathur [Drivestream]
Time: Feb 28, 2017 (02:30 PM - 03:00 PM)
Room: 105

Approved Session Length: Mini Session
Learning Objective 1: Learn the best tools and methodologies for Cloud migration projects
Learning Objective 2: Strategies to maintain higher ed specific customizations through the use of Cloud development tools like PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service)
Learning Objective 3: Strategic Planning around Change Management and Business Transformation
Knowledge level : Overview
Prerequisites : None
Advance preparation: No Advance Preparation Required
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Level of Customization: None or N/A
Level of Partner Integration: Select a Value
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Target Audience: All
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Description:  Higher Education institutions face two mandates – bring down the cost of operations, and increase revenue (primarily through student recruitment and retention). To do this, leading institutions are turning to Cloud applications. Migrating HCM, Financial, and Planning applications from PeopleSoft to HCM, ERP and Planning & Budgeting Cloud, bring down Total Cost of Ownership, while applications like CX Cloud, and social marketing targets outreach through personalized interactions and student retention services to improve satisfaction and life success. But migrating complex business applications to the Cloud is not a straightforward process. There are risks and uncertainties. To mitigate risks and better plan projects, people are using Cloud Migration Assessment Workshops to scope and plan migration projects. Project leaders need tools, methodologies and partner with experienced higher ed practitioners to reduce risk and get Cloud ready. Should you go full Cloud or partial? How will you map your specific processes to the Cloud? What about customizations? Change Management, user training and adoption, and strategic planning are also critical.