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Plan a client file server to cloud migration project

You are the project coordinator.

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The situation

What has happened

Harbourline Accountants has approved scoping for project PRJ-2026-031, moving 2.1 terabytes of client files and its practice database from an ageing on-premises server to cloud storage and a hosted database, with a 38,000 dollar estimate. The partners are anxious about downtime around tax lodgement deadlines and about client confidentiality, and a security incident on a partner's mailbox this week has raised their attention to access controls. Grace Mbeki needs a project plan for the client by 30 September: requirements, schedule with a safe cutover window, budget breakdown, risk register, change control for the cutover, an updated disaster recovery entry for the cloud services and a handover approach.

Your brief. Gather and document the client's business requirements, prepare a project plan with schedule, budget, risks and change control for the cutover, update the disaster recovery arrangements for the new cloud services and define the handover to the service desk.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Requirements document
  • Project plan with schedule and budget
  • Risk register
  • Cutover change request
  • Disaster recovery and handover updates

Documents to use

Systems to use

Project Register

The list of client and internal projects with scope, budget, stage, project manager and next milestone.

Change Request Register

The record of normal and emergency changes to client and Nova production systems with risk, approval, window and result.

IT Asset Register

The register of client and Nova hardware including laptops, servers, network devices and spares with owner, location, warranty and status.

Security and Safety Incident Register

The register of cyber security incidents and workplace safety events with severity, containment, notification and review status.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Information and Communications Technology as at 10 September 2026.

ICTPMG505Manage ICT projects
ICTICT523Gather data to identify business requirements
ICTCLD501Develop cloud disaster recovery plans
ICTSAS526Review and update disaster recovery and contingency plans
ICTSAS602Implement change management processes

Qualifications

ICT50220Diploma of Information Technology
ICT60220Advanced Diploma of Information Technology
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

The plan must show requirements gathered from the client rather than assumed, a cutover placed outside deadline periods with a reason, and a budget with visible assumptions. The risk register must have real controls and owners. Look for a rollback plan that could actually be executed and a disaster recovery entry that specifies tier, backup and restore testing for the cloud services.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.