Why this assessment exists

Cloud migration ROI cases routinely under-scope migration cost, over-claim post-migration savings, and ignore exit-cost / lock-in exposure. Decisions made on optimistic business cases turn into post-migration overrun and renewal leverage loss.

This assessment tests the migration ROI case against the dimensions that matter after year-1. Built on 30+ cloud migration business cases.

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Question 1 of 8

Have workloads been assessed for Google Cloud fit (lift / refactor / replatform / retire)?

Workload fit determines migration effort, cloud-native opportunity, and realistic savings.

Question 2 of 8

Is the on-prem cost baseline complete (compute, storage, network, licences, people, property)?

ROI cases built on partial baselines overstate savings. Complete baseline includes people, space, power, and software.

Question 3 of 8

Has CUD / enterprise-commit strategy been included in the ROI model?

On-demand pricing overstates cost; unrealistic CUD assumptions overstate savings. Honest commit strategy is essential.

Question 4 of 8

Is migration cost modelled bottom-up (data, training, integration, contingency)?

Migration cost typically equals 15–30% of year-1 run cost. Under-scoped migration is the #1 ROI case failure mode.

Question 5 of 8

Is exit / switching cost modelled as part of the case?

Exit cost is a future-year cost created by the decision. Ignoring it flatters the case and hides lock-in risk.

Question 6 of 8

Is multi-cloud optionality preserved by the target architecture?

A Google-proprietary target architecture reduces leverage at every future renewal. Portability is a design choice.

Question 7 of 8

Has the operating model (people, skills, FinOps, governance) been redesigned for cloud?

On-prem operating models don't run cloud efficiently. Redesign is essential to realise benefit.

Question 8 of 8

Is there a benefit-realisation plan with owners and milestones?

ROI cases without a benefit-realisation plan become forgotten business cases. Owned milestones keep the case honest.

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