The main aim of this project is to transition the current on-premises data storage* of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ Bank) to Google Cloud, a secure and flexible cloud computing** service. There are several reasons that might justify the need for data migration*** from on-premise data storage to Google Cloud: 

Scalability: Cloud environments like Google Cloud can easily scale up or down based on demand. This is particularly beneficial for businesses like ANZ Bank that might experience variable data storage needs.

Cost-Effective: In many instances, cloud services can be more cost-effective than maintaining on-premises data centres. They eliminate the need for investing in hardware, infrastructure, and maintenance, turning capital expenditure into operational expenditure.

Security: Google Cloud provides robust security measures that can help protect the bank's data. It offers data encryption at rest and in transit, advanced threat detection, and a wide array of access control and identity management features.

Improved Data Management: Cloud services offer superior data management capabilities, such as automated backups and disaster recovery solutions. This can help the bank ensure that its data is always safe, up-to-date, and readily accessible.

Innovation and Agility: Adopting cloud technologies can increase business agility and enable rapid innovation. ANZ Bank can quickly adopt new services, analytics tools, AI, and machine learning capabilities offered by Google Cloud to gain valuable insights and improve their services.

Regulatory Compliance: Google Cloud is compliant with a wide range of international and industry-specific regulatory standards. This could simplify ANZ Bank's compliance management in terms of data storage and processing.

Your RoleAs an IT project manager, you have been assigned to manage this significant migration project, which carries the expectation of zero data loss and minimal downtime during the transition. The organization is relying on your expertise to ensure the smooth migration of their data from the old system to the new one. You should develop a team of project members, identify the key stakeholders involved in the project and operationalise the project. Your Tasks1. Perform a gap analysis for the previous and current state. This includes identifying the problems that might be related to the current on-premise system, such as scalability, cost, performance, and maintenance issues. This will also involve defining the project, analysing the potential solutions, and recommending one.Explore the available gap analysis tools and employ at least one or multiple appropriate tools to perform the gap analysis. As a point of reference, you can use tools, such as customised checklists, SWOT, PESTEL, Fishbone diagrams, and McKinsey 7s in conducting your gap analysis. This will help you to identify the problem. 2. Identify the project initiation processBy this stage, you would have identified the problem, requiring the data migration. It means that you are ready to define a project for this problem. Once the problem is defined, you need to recommend and justify the project goals. Project goals must be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bounded (SMART). At this stage, there is no need to include price or cost estimation. The project involves migrating ANZ Bank's on-premise data to Google Cloud.The optimal solution is to employ a phased migration strategy to minimise disruptions. So, you should identify the strategy and its phases. A cost-benefit analysis can help to reducemaintenance costs, increase data management efficiency, and improve business intelligence. So, you should apply the cost-benefit analysis to address these issues. You finally justify and recommend a solution. You recommendproceeding with the Google Cloud migration project, subject to approval from ANZ Bank's project steering committee. So, you see how project governance can be involved here. 3. Develop a project scope statementYour proposed project goals (presented in the problem statement) should be further specified by adding a clear scope statement. In fact, the project scope is considered as the project mission. Hence, a clear project scope definition helps your client and all stakeholders gain a common understanding about the prospect of the project. The scope statementshouldinclude the following:

• An outline of major deliverables (5-7 major deliverables would suffice)
• A list of the product's requirements (recommended product features)
• A list of anticipated major milestones (a list of major project events that can be anticipated at this stage)
• A list of the project limitations
• A list of project exclusions (set the boundaries by mentioning out-of-scopes)
• Key assumptions (remember if you do not share your key assumptions with your stakeholders at this stage, later they may become risks as the project progresses).

Remember, the project scope will be derived from the gap analysis, problem statement and your project goals.

4. Develop a project priority matrixYou will need to set the direction of the project by discussing your approach towards the project schedule, budget and quality. 5.Identify the project sponsor and other key stakeholders

Research about the organisational structure and identify the relevant department/s that is/are going to provide sponsorship for the project justifying your selection. Identify other key stakeholders that should work with the project sponsor to ensure project success.