# Backlog/Planning for Step 1 

## Backlog

| ID | Task | Description | 
|----|------|-------------|
| 01 | Define project context | Identify stakeholders, business objectives, deadlines |
| 02 | Define project scope | Determine what is in and out of scope for migration |
| 03 | Gather functional requirements | Collect requirements from the different users |
| 04 | Gather non-functional requirements | Define reliability, scalability, security targets |
| 05 | Identify system components | List existing microservices and dependencies |
| 06 | Analyze options | Evaluate AWS services for each component |
| 07 | Draft architecture overview | Diagram + spec for proposed AWS architecture |
| 08 | Define DevOps workflow | Plan source control, CI/CD, environments |
| 09 | Define data & network approach | Plan RDS, S3, VPC, ECS |
| 10 | Define security & observability | IAM, logging, monitoring, alerting requirements |
| 11 | Draft continuity plan | Redundancy, backup, failover, BCP/DRP approach |
| 12 | Consolidate specifications | Merge findings into one Step 1 document |
| 13 | Review & sign-off | Present to project mentor |

## Planning for step 1, week 1

| Focus | Output |
|-------|--------|
| Tasks 1-2 – context, scope, stakeholders | Context draft |
| Tasks 4–5 – functional & non-functional requirements | Requirements table |
| Tasks 5–6 – component inventory & AWS service mapping | Component matrix |
| Tasks 7–8 – target architecture & DevOps workflow | Architecture diagram + CI/CD plan |
| Tasks 9–11 – data, network, security, continuity plans | Infra & security specs |
| Tasks 12-13 – consolidation and review | Step 1 spec document approved |