Build a Migration Wave Score
Create a first-pass workload prioritization score for migration wave planning.
Nora must recommend a first migration wave from three candidates: a high-value PCI app with 14 dependencies, a medium-value internal API with three dependencies, and a dormant wiki with almost no usage. Weighted wave scoring: value, dependency risk, readiness, owner engagement, and pattern usefulness The common trap is scoring only business value. That sends critical, complex systems into Wave 1 before the migration process has proven itself. Pick criteria Use five criteria: business value, dependency simplicity, technical readiness, owner engagement, and pattern usefulness. Criteria translate steering preferences into comparable evidence. For early waves, simplicity and owner engagement matter because the…
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