I remember reading the book, “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill. One “law” that always stuck in my head was related to goal setting:

“Think with the end in mind.”

In short, this law stipulates that the focus of any successful task is the condition at its ending. It ensures that the correct actions are taken in real-time as your mindset is directed subconsciously to actions that best assure you accomplish your chosen outcome.

Which brings me to my point:

THIS TYPE OF FOCUS HELPS IN THE CLOUD MIGRATION PROCESS.

I will now speak from experience.

As I have implemented this mindset in my cloud migration activities, it has helped a lot. When you face decisions on what technology to use, it helps to keep the primary objective in mind.

Answers become much clearer and arise more quickly when you think this way. You can quickly evaluate the options and decide which is best suited for the stated goal. Further, you ask questions such as:

• Which option gets the project to the goal the quickest?
• Which choice has the best chance of bringing the project to the stated goal?
• How soon can we start executing the options?
• Which option(s) are low cost (can be paid for using already-established accounting)?

With these specific questions and objectives in mind, the answers are much clearer, and you can make decisions much faster.

In summation, think with the end in mind . . . it will make the cloud migration process faster and more (positively) impactful.