Customer has engaged you for a migration project. They are not clear how to start. They asked you to guide them what the best practices for an IT project implementation are. You need to put together an initial document for the customer to highlight evolution of solution architecture. This document will also highlight capabilities of solution architecture and 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 2Mbit up link.
• uses Exchange 2013 Server for all email services.
• uses Skype for Business for collaboration and instant messaging.
• # of employees: 250

Your Assignment:

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?

This assignment will evaluate your ability to:

• Describe the evolution of solution architecture practices
• Define and capture solution architecture capabilities with respect to client needs.
• Define solution architect role and responsibilities
• Educate the reader of importance of solution architecture design process.