The Deployment phase is the cornerstone of any project.
The professional planning of the Cloud Computing deployment has to be of the best possible quality and accuracy because of usually limited schedule, market and technology changes, and overall system complexity.
It starts from a quick review of the main results and documents jointly prepared and approved by the customer during the earlier Discuss and Design phases. It includes the additional information gathering and update – if required. Then it goes to the rollout, configuration, verification and testing, quality control and acceptance of the contracted Cloud Computing system which is covered by the end-to-end project management and in accordance with the agreed project success criteria.
The Cloud Computing specific project risk management and its processes, such as specific risks identification, risk analysis and risk monitoring and control, is an essential part of the Cloud Computing deployment project activities and covers the entire project life cycle.
