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A Project Manager was assigned to begin managing your project of the adoption of a cloud solution and digital transformation project. Feasibility is the first phase of the project life cycle and includes the completion of a business case. A business case is a best practice employed to convey the project's feasibility to all stakeholders. It includes various information such as the problem, proposed solutions, benefits, and risks.Write a 3- to 4-page business case supporting the procurement of a cloud solution for the credit union that includes:
Background
Problem
Proposed solution, including an analysis of the following:
cloud client platform
cloud storage
deployment configuration
cloud base layers and components
Benefit(s) to the business and community
Risk(s) of not procuring solution
Risk(s) of procuring solution
At least three references formatted according to APA guidelines.
This business case will be updated in the Week 4 Assignment. You may use one of the business case templates provided or create your own layout based on research.
Your meeting with the Board of Directors is approaching. The CTO asked you to draft a diagram of the proposed solution that closes the gaps that were identified in Week 1. The diagram needs to provide a comprehensive illustration of the new solution integrated into the current environment. Create a 2- to 3-page Microsoft® Visio® diagram of your proposed solution and include the following:
Control or virtualization layer
Resource management
Cloud service catalog
Labels for each component in the diagram
Description of how each component is related
References formatted according to APA guidelines
An Enterprise Security and Architect Technical Resource are part of the project core team. You have met with the technical resources to obtain the security and architect requirements necessary to update the business case and diagram to assist the CTO with the proposed solution.Build on and update your diagram created in Week 3, by adding the role of business continuity, a disaster recovery plan, and the relationship to the cloud.Update your Week 2 business case to the President and Board of Directors with the following information:
An explanation of the role of risk, compliance, and security
A best practice type of data protection
An explanation of the key cloud-based security standards using appropriate terminology to provide clarity during the review process
The updated diagram
This section of the business case should be between 2 and 3 pages.Provide research and references to support your recommendations. References should be formatted according to APA guidelines. Note: Your submission should have a cover page formatted per APA.