This course project introduces an opportunity to explore all the project stages (from inception to closing) facilitated by the well-known Project Management Group Processes (initiation planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closure) as outlined in the PMBOK Guide. Title: Data Center Transformation: a. On-Premise Transformation b. Infrastructure and Application Migration to The Cloud As you progress through the weekly materials in the course, you will apply the key principles and knowledge areas (Scope, cost, schedule, quality, resources, risk management, procurement, communication, and stakeholder management) to your project. You will use Microsoft Project software to track the entire project management plan (PMP), develop the schedule and track the overall progress of the project. As the project manager (PM) for a medium-scale project, you will apply fundamental principles and best practices to conduct your project from inception to closing. Each assignment provides further detail. Known Scope: Known Scope: I The project will address client's needs to upgrade their 3 existing legacy data centers and migrate eligible applications to the Cloud: Total of 3 primary data centers (2 for Production and 1 for Disaster Recovery) All 3 data centers share redundant WAN circuits (2 MPLS and 1 Point-2Point) for users and data traffic Client has a total of 145 enterprise applications and 1350 servers: o 450 Windows Servers o 550 Unix Servers 350 ESX, VMWare, and legacy AIX servers Allowed project budget is $1.5 Million with a $150K for contengecies The client is open to the top 3 Cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud) You have the ability to assemble your team Stakeholders are also open to your specific and project needs (define their roles and responsibilities as you see them fit) All 3 Data centers are in the United States - the DR DC must be on a different State for recovery purposes . . Requirements: 1. Meet the weekly assignments' requirements (total of 4 assignments to complete the Requirements: 1. Meet the weekly assignments requirements (total of 4 assignments to complete the entire projects within the 8 weeks duration of the course. 2. You will be assigned as the main PM for the project where you will own the entire project 3. Your course instructor will act at the project sponsor - can address allyour questions and concerns and will provide you feedback during the weekly assignments submissions 4. The project will include internal and external stakeholders, vendors team members, and contractors 5. A well-defined project charter must be approved by course instructor by end of week one. 6. Your final project management plan, as well as the weekly submissions must adhere to the following formatting requirements: APA version is the required format for the entire paper b. Turnitin tool Weekly Assignment Structure Week 1 - Project Charter. At the end of week 1 you are to create and submit the project chatter. This is the first official document to be reviewed and approved by the project sponsot. Project charter will include the following components - High-level project scope High-level project requirements - Business needs Weekly Assignment Structure Week 1 Project Charter At the end of week you are to create and submit the project charter. This is the first official document to be reviewed and approved by the project sponsor Project charter will include the following components: High-level project scope High-level project requirements Business needs Early estimation and forecasted cost Stakeholder analysis troles and responsibilities) High-level Communication plan High-Level Resource plan - Early risk indications This course project introduces an opportunity to explore all the project stages (from inception to closing) facilitated by the well-known Project Management Group Processes (initiation planning, execution, monitoring and control, and closure) as outlined in the PMBOK Guide. Title: Data Center Transformation: a. On-Premise Transformation b. Infrastructure and Application Migration to The Cloud As you progress through the weekly materials in the course, you will apply the key principles and knowledge areas (Scope, cost, schedule, quality, resources, risk management, procurement, communication, and stakeholder management) to your project. You will use Microsoft Project software to track the entire project management plan (PMP), develop the schedule and track the overall progress of the project. As the project manager (PM) for a medium-scale project, you will apply fundamental principles and best practices to conduct your project from inception to closing. Each assignment provides further detail. Known Scope: Known Scope: I The project will address client's needs to upgrade their 3 existing legacy data centers and migrate eligible applications to the Cloud: Total of 3 primary data centers (2 for Production and 1 for Disaster Recovery) All 3 data centers share redundant WAN circuits (2 MPLS and 1 Point-2Point) for users and data traffic Client has a total of 145 enterprise applications and 1350 servers: o 450 Windows Servers o 550 Unix Servers 350 ESX, VMWare, and legacy AIX servers Allowed project budget is $1.5 Million with a $150K for contengecies The client is open to the top 3 Cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud) You have the ability to assemble your team Stakeholders are also open to your specific and project needs (define their roles and responsibilities as you see them fit) All 3 Data centers are in the United States - the DR DC must be on a different State for recovery purposes . . Requirements: 1. Meet the weekly assignments' requirements (total of 4 assignments to complete the Requirements: 1. Meet the weekly assignments requirements (total of 4 assignments to complete the entire projects within the 8 weeks duration of the course. 2. You will be assigned as the main PM for the project where you will own the entire project 3. Your course instructor will act at the project sponsor - can address allyour questions and concerns and will provide you feedback during the weekly assignments submissions 4. The project will include internal and external stakeholders, vendors team members, and contractors 5. A well-defined project charter must be approved by course instructor by end of week one. 6. Your final project management plan, as well as the weekly submissions must adhere to the following formatting requirements: APA version is the required format for the entire paper b. Turnitin tool Weekly Assignment Structure Week 1 - Project Charter. At the end of week 1 you are to create and submit the project chatter. This is the first official document to be reviewed and approved by the project sponsot. Project charter will include the following components - High-level project scope High-level project requirements - Business needs Weekly Assignment Structure Week 1 Project Charter At the end of week you are to create and submit the project charter. This is the first official document to be reviewed and approved by the project sponsor Project charter will include the following components: High-level project scope High-level project requirements Business needs Early estimation and forecasted cost Stakeholder analysis troles and responsibilities) High-level Communication plan High-Level Resource plan - Early risk indications