Scenario:

A customer has engaged you for a migration project. They are not clear on how to start. They asked you to guide them on the best practices for an IT project implementation. You need to put together an initial document for the customer to highlight the evolution of solution architecture. This document will also highlight the capabilities of solution architecture and the importance of solution architecture for their upcoming migration project to Microsoft 365.

The customer:

• uses office 2016 installed on their desktops.
• Stores all their documents and content on a shared drive attached to their network.
• The user has a basic internet service with a 20Mbit down and a 2Mbit uplink.
• Uses Exchange 2013 Server for all email services.
• uses Skype for Business for collaboration and instant messaging.
• # of employees: 250

The document will need to cover:

• Evolution of solution architecture.
• Capabilities of solution architecture.
• Phases in solution architecture process.
• Why solution architecture is important for project implementation and what is the role of solution architect?