The Success by Design methodology

Before we can dig into what FastTrack is, we need to have a good understanding of what the Success by Design methodology is. Success by Design lays out the methods and processes that should be followed, including the best practices identified by Microsoft, to have a successful deployment of a solution. The key is that it is not a project management methodology like Microsoft's previous version, called Sure Step. Also, it doesn’t necessarily follow a specific project management methodology. It will work just as well with agile as it does with waterfall.

Let’s break out the processes involved and get a good understanding of how Success by Design works in practice.

Cloud-first

Today, everywhere that you read about technology, you will see that everything is related to the “cloud.” This is known as the “cloud-first” strategy. This strategy is based upon the concept of putting all of your systems,...