Week 1: Ready, Steady, GO!

Unit 5: Cloud Readiness Checklist/Considerations

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Four pillars of readiness

✓ Digital ✓
Transformation Implementation ✓ Support Model ✓ Deployment
Readiness Readiness Readiness Readiness

➢ HR Strategy, Prioritization, ➢ Implementation Approach ➢ Post Go-Live Support ➢ Deployment Approach

& Roadmap and Roadmap Model Approach
➢ Innovation Planning
➢ Governance ➢ Process Design ➢ Value Realization
➢ Value Realization Tracking
Validation & Optimization
➢ HR Operating Model ➢ Persona-Based Design & Measurement
➢ Change Management
➢ Value Realization
Identification

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Phases of cloud implementation

Pre-Implementation Implementation Post-Implementation

Checklist Checklist Checklist
▪ Business Strategy Alignment – ▪ Governance Execution ▪ Governance Execution
Requirements ▪ Program/Project Management ▪ HR Program Execution
▪ HR Strategy Development ▪ Setup/Design ▪ Service Delivery & Support
▪ HR Organization Design ▪ Configuration Execution
▪ HR Program Design ▪ Integration/Migration ▪ Integration/Architecture/Data
▪ HR Service Delivery & Support Management, Incl. 3rd Party
Strategy ▪ Testing
▪ Technology Deployment ▪ Release Management
▪ Language Strategy
▪ Program Deployment ▪ Updates & Maintenance
▪ Change Management Strategy
▪ Service Delivery & Support ▪ Ongoing Process Setup
▪ Governance Strategy
Deployment (Compensation, Performance, etc.)
▪ Reporting/Analytics Strategy
▪ Change Management ▪ Change Management
▪ Mobile Strategy
▪ Technical Architecture, Incl. 3rd ▪ End-User Training ▪ End-User Training
Party
▪ Data Readiness & Security
▪ Infrastructure Readiness
▪ Integration Strategy
▪ Vendor Selection
▪ Testing Strategy
▪ Implementation Planning
▪ Project Planning/Resources
▪ Project Technical Training
▪ How Do We Measure Success?

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Readiness discussion focus

Driven by HR Driven by IT
▪ Governance
▪ Enterprise Alignment & Strategy
Capabilities ▪ Technical Architecture,
▪ Project Technical Including 3rd Party
▪ HR Strategy Development Training
▪ Data Readiness & Security
▪ HR Organization Design ▪ Project Planning
▪ Infrastructure Readiness
▪ HR Program Design /Resources
▪ Integration Strategy
▪ HR Business Process ▪ Reporting/Analytics
Optimization Strategy ▪ Testing Strategy

▪ HR Service Delivery Strategy ▪ Mobile Strategy ▪ Implementation/

Deployment Planning
▪ Change Management Strategy ▪ Vendor
Selection

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Implementation readiness checklist

Unavailable In progress Available

Rate your implementation readiness based on the following...
Not ready Preparing Ready
Defined HR Strategy
Defined HR Digital Strategy
Defined HR Delivery Model
Defined HR Organization Model
Defined HR Support Model
Defined and Optimized HR Programs & Processes
Defined Change Management Strategy
Defined Governance Strategy
Defined Implementation Plan
Defined Deployment Plan
Defined System Integrator/Implementation Partner
Defined Technical Architecture Strategy (Integration)
Defined Data Readiness
Security Strategy
Defined Infrastructure Strategy (SSO, Connectivity, Mobile)
Completed Pre-Implementation Training
Defined Mobile Strategy
Defined Language Strategy
Defined Value Realization Approach

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Summary

▪ Create your business case

▪ Discover what you have – analysis of current system
▪ Identify your desired state – develop a clear vision of
your future state
▪ Create a plan to get you there – a strategy to reach
your vision

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