RH OVE Ecosystem - Detailed Project Timeline¶

Project Overview¶

This document provides detailed timelines, milestones, and dependencies for the three sub-projects within the RH OVE Ecosystem implementation.

Project Duration: 12-18 months
Start Date: TBD
Target Completion: TBD

Timeline Summary¶

Sub-Project	Duration	Dependencies	Key Deliverables
RH OVE Infrastructure	6-8 months	None (Foundation)	Multi-cluster platform, ADRs, Operations runbooks
Use-Cases Implementation	8-10 months	Infrastructure 70% complete	Working use-cases, Integration patterns
Migration from VMware	10-12 months	Infrastructure 80% complete	Migrated workloads, Decommissioned legacy

Project Timeline Visualization¶

gantt
    title RH OVE Ecosystem Project Timeline
    dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
    axisFormat %m/%d

    section Infrastructure Project
    Study Phase           :inf-study, 2024-01-01, 28d
    Design Phase          :inf-design, after inf-study, 56d
    Implementation Phase  :inf-impl, after inf-design, 56d
    Testing Phase         :inf-test, after inf-impl, 28d
    Day-2 Operations      :inf-ops, after inf-test, 28d

    section Use-Cases Project  
    Study Phase           :uc-study, after inf-design, 28d
    Design Phase          :uc-design, after uc-study, 56d
    Implementation Phase  :uc-impl, after inf-impl, 84d
    Testing Phase         :uc-test, after uc-impl, 28d
    Day-2 Operations      :uc-ops, after uc-test, 28d

    section Migration Project
    Study Phase           :mig-study, after inf-impl, 56d
    Design Phase          :mig-design, after mig-study, 56d
    Implementation Phase  :mig-impl, after inf-test, 98d
    Testing Phase         :mig-test, after mig-impl, 28d
    Day-2 Operations      :mig-ops, after mig-test, 42d

Timeline Dependencies Diagram¶

flowchart TD
    A[Project Start] --> B[Infrastructure Study]
    B --> C[Infrastructure Design]
    C --> D[Infrastructure Implementation]
    D --> E[Infrastructure Testing]
    E --> F[Infrastructure Day-2 Ops]

    C --> G[Use-Cases Study]
    G --> H[Use-Cases Design]
    D --> I[Use-Cases Implementation]
    I --> J[Use-Cases Testing]
    J --> K[Use-Cases Day-2 Ops]

    D --> L[Migration Study]
    L --> M[Migration Design]
    E --> N[Migration Implementation]
    N --> O[Migration Testing]
    O --> P[Migration Day-2 Ops]

    F --> Q[Project Complete]
    K --> Q
    P --> Q

    classDef infrastructure fill:#e1f5fe
    classDef usecases fill:#f3e5f5
    classDef migration fill:#e8f5e8
    classDef milestone fill:#fff3e0

    class B,C,D,E,F infrastructure
    class G,H,I,J,K usecases
    class L,M,N,O,P migration
    class A,Q milestone

Resource Allocation Timeline¶

gantt
    title Detailed Resource Allocation by Phase
    dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
    axisFormat %m/%d

    section Infrastructure Team
    Infrastructure Architect       :inf-arch, 2024-01-01, 84d
    Infrastructure Architect PT    :inf-arch-pt, 2024-03-25, 28d
    DevOps Engineers (2)           :inf-devops, 2024-01-29, 140d
    System Administrators (2)      :inf-sysadmin, 2024-03-25, 112d
    Security Engineer              :inf-security, 2024-01-29, 84d
    Network Engineer               :inf-network, 2024-01-01, 140d

    section Use-Cases Team
    Solution Architect             :uc-arch, 2024-03-25, 84d
    Application Developers (3)     :uc-dev, 2024-04-22, 140d
    Testing Specialist             :uc-test, 2024-08-12, 56d
    DevOps Engineer                :uc-devops, 2024-05-20, 168d
    Security Specialist            :uc-security, 2024-04-22, 112d
    Business Analyst               :uc-ba, 2024-03-25, 56d

    section Migration Team
    Migration Specialist           :mig-specialist, 2024-04-22, 308d
    VMware Administrators (2)      :mig-vmware, 2024-04-22, 196d
    RH OVE Engineers (2)           :mig-rhove, 2024-08-12, 196d
    Application Owners (2)         :mig-appowner, 2024-07-15, 182d
    Performance Engineer           :mig-perf, 2024-06-17, 210d
    Backup Administrator           :mig-backup, 2024-05-20, 280d

    section Critical Milestones
    Infrastructure 70% Complete   :milestone, 2024-06-17, 1d
    Infrastructure 80% Complete   :milestone, 2024-07-08, 1d
    All Projects Complete         :milestone, 2025-02-24, 1d

Resource Allocation Notes¶

Infrastructure Team Variable Allocation: - Infrastructure Architect: Full-time during Study/Design phases, part-time for consulting during implementation - DevOps Engineers: Start during Design phase, continue through implementation and operations - System Administrators: Join during Implementation phase, continue for Day-2 operations - Security Engineer: Active during Design through Testing phases - Network Engineer: Active from Study through Implementation phases

Use-Cases Team Variable Allocation: - Solution Architect: Active during Study and Design phases primarily - Application Developers: Core implementation team, active longest duration - Testing Specialist: Primarily active during Testing phase with some overlap - DevOps Engineer: Active during Implementation and operations phases - Security Specialist: Active during Design, Implementation, and Testing phases - Business Analyst: Active during Study and early Design phases

Migration Team Variable Allocation: - Migration Specialist: Project-long involvement for strategy and coordination - VMware Administrators: Active during Study through early Implementation - RH OVE Engineers: Active during Implementation through Day-2 operations - Application Owners: Active during Design, Implementation, and Testing phases - Performance Engineer: Active during Testing and early Implementation phases - Backup Administrator: Active during Implementation through Day-2 operations

Sub-Project 1: RH OVE Infrastructure Project¶

Phase 1: Study Phase (Weeks 1-4)¶

Duration: 4 weeks
Effort: 3-4 FTEs

Milestones¶

Week 2: Current state assessment completed
Week 3: Gap analysis finalized
Week 4: Requirements gathering complete

Deliverables¶

Current infrastructure assessment report
Gap analysis document
Technical requirements specification
Resource capacity planning

Key Activities¶

Analyze existing infrastructure components
Document current network, storage, and compute resources
Identify skill gaps and training needs
Define non-functional requirements (performance, security, scalability)

Phase 2: Design Phase (Weeks 5-12)¶

Duration: 8 weeks
Effort: 4-5 FTEs

Milestones¶

Week 7: High-Level Design (HLD) approved
Week 10: Low-Level Design (LLD) completed
Week 12: ADRs finalized and approved

Deliverables¶

High-Level Design document
Low-Level Design document
8 Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
Security architecture design
Network topology design

Key Activities¶

Design multi-cluster architecture
Define GitOps workflows with ArgoCD
Plan Cilium CNI implementation
Design backup and monitoring strategies
Create security and IAM frameworks

Phase 3: Implementation Phase (Weeks 13-20)¶

Duration: 8 weeks
Effort: 5-6 FTEs

Milestones¶

Week 15: Management cluster deployed
Week 17: First workload cluster operational
Week 19: GitOps pipeline functional
Week 20: Monitoring and backup systems active

Deliverables¶

Deployed multi-cluster RH OVE environment
GitOps configuration and workflows
Monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace)
Backup solution (Rubrik integration)
Admission controllers configuration

Key Activities¶

Deploy management and workload clusters
Configure Cilium CNI and network policies
Implement GitOps with ArgoCD
Set up monitoring and alerting
Configure backup and disaster recovery

Phase 4: Testing Phase (Weeks 21-24)¶

Duration: 4 weeks
Effort: 4-5 FTEs

Milestones¶

Week 22: Security testing completed
Week 23: Performance benchmarks established
Week 24: Infrastructure acceptance testing passed

Deliverables¶

Security assessment report
Performance benchmark results
Test execution reports
Infrastructure acceptance criteria validation

Key Activities¶

Conduct security penetration testing
Perform load and stress testing
Validate disaster recovery procedures
Execute acceptance test scenarios

Phase 5: Day-2 Operations (Weeks 25-28)¶

Duration: 4 weeks
Effort: 3-4 FTEs

Milestones¶

Week 26: Operations runbooks completed
Week 27: Team training finished
Week 28: Operations handover complete

Deliverables¶

Day-2 operations runbooks
Troubleshooting guides
Performance tuning procedures
Team training materials

Sub-Project 2: Use-Cases Implementation Project¶

Phase 1: Study Phase (Weeks 15-18)¶

Duration: 4 weeks
Effort: 2-3 FTEs
Dependency: Infrastructure Design Phase 75% complete

Milestones¶

Week 16: Use-case requirements gathered
Week 17: Business value assessment completed
Week 18: Use-case prioritization finalized

Deliverables¶

Use-case requirements specification
Business value assessment
Implementation priority matrix
Resource allocation plan

Phase 2: Design Phase (Weeks 19-26)¶

Duration: 8 weeks
Effort: 3-4 FTEs

Milestones¶

Week 21: VM lifecycle use-cases designed
Week 23: Application deployment patterns defined
Week 25: Enterprise integration patterns completed
Week 26: All use-case designs approved

Deliverables¶

Use-case HLD and LLD documents
Integration architecture designs
Security and compliance frameworks
Performance and scalability specifications

Phase 3: Implementation Phase (Weeks 27-38)¶

Duration: 12 weeks
Effort: 4-6 FTEs
Dependency: Infrastructure Implementation 80% complete

Milestones¶

Week 29: VM lifecycle use-cases implemented
Week 32: Hybrid applications deployed
Week 35: Database services operational
Week 37: Security and observability complete
Week 38: All use-cases integrated

Deliverables¶

Implemented use-cases with working demonstrations
Configuration manifests and scripts
Integration patterns and templates
Security controls and policies

Phase 4: Testing Phase (Weeks 39-42)¶

Duration: 4 weeks
Effort: 3-4 FTEs

Milestones¶

Week 40: Functional testing completed
Week 41: Integration testing finished
Week 42: Business validation approved

Deliverables¶

Test execution reports
Performance validation results
Business outcome measurements
User acceptance documentation

Phase 5: Day-2 Operations (Weeks 43-46)¶

Duration: 4 weeks
Effort: 2-3 FTEs

Milestones¶

Week 44: Use-case runbooks completed
Week 45: Monitoring dashboards operational
Week 46: Knowledge transfer complete

Deliverables¶

Use-case operational runbooks
Monitoring and alerting configurations
Best practices documentation
Training materials

Sub-Project 3: Migration Workload from VMware Project¶

Phase 1: Study Phase (Weeks 21-28)¶

Duration: 8 weeks
Effort: 3-4 FTEs
Dependency: Infrastructure Implementation 60% complete

Milestones¶

Week 23: VMware inventory completed
Week 25: Workload assessment finished
Week 27: Migration strategy approved
Week 28: Migration waves defined

Deliverables¶

Complete VMware workload inventory
Workload assessment and compatibility analysis
Migration strategy document
Migration wave planning
Risk assessment and mitigation plan

Phase 2: Design Phase (Weeks 29-36)¶

Duration: 8 weeks
Effort: 4-5 FTEs

Milestones¶

Week 31: Migration architecture designed
Week 33: VM templates standardized
Week 35: Migration procedures documented
Week 36: Pilot migration plan approved

Deliverables¶

Migration architecture design
VM template standards and configurations
Migration procedure documentation
Rollback and recovery procedures
Pilot migration plan

Phase 3: Implementation Phase (Weeks 37-50)¶

Duration: 14 weeks
Effort: 5-7 FTEs
Dependency: Infrastructure Testing 100% complete

Milestones¶

Week 39: Pilot migration completed
Week 42: Wave 1 migrations finished
Week 46: Wave 2 migrations completed
Week 49: Wave 3 migrations finished
Week 50: All critical workloads migrated

Deliverables¶

Migrated virtual machines and applications
Updated VM templates and configurations
Migration execution reports
Performance optimization results
Updated network and security configurations

Phase 4: Testing Phase (Weeks 51-54)¶

Duration: 4 weeks
Effort: 4-5 FTEs

Milestones¶

Week 52: Application functionality validated
Week 53: Performance benchmarks achieved
Week 54: Business continuity confirmed

Deliverables¶

Application validation reports
Performance comparison analysis
Business continuity test results
User acceptance confirmation

Phase 5: Day-2 Operations (Weeks 55-60)¶

Duration: 6 weeks
Effort: 3-4 FTEs

Milestones¶

Week 57: Migration runbooks completed
Week 58: Legacy decommissioning planned
Week 60: Operations transition complete

Deliverables¶

Migration operations runbooks
Legacy infrastructure decommissioning plan
Post-migration monitoring procedures
Lessons learned documentation

Resource Planning¶

Team Composition by Sub-Project¶

Infrastructure Project¶

Infrastructure Architect: 1 FTE
DevOps Engineers: 2 FTEs
System Administrators: 2 FTEs
Security Engineer: 1 FTE
Network Engineer: 1 FTE

Use-Cases Implementation¶

Solution Architect: 1 FTE
Application Developers: 3 FTEs
Testing Specialist: 1 FTE
DevOps Engineer: 1 FTE
Security Specialist: 1 FTE
Business Analyst: 1 FTE

Migration Project¶

Migration Specialist: 1 FTE
VMware Administrators: 2 FTEs
RH OVE Engineers: 2 FTEs
Application Owners: 2 FTEs
Performance Engineer: 1 FTE
Backup Administrator: 1 FTE

Cross-Project Coordination¶

Weekly Sync Meetings¶

Architecture review board
Technical coordination committee
Risk and issue management
Resource allocation review

Monthly Steering Committee¶

Progress against milestones
Budget and resource adjustments
Risk escalation and mitigation
Stakeholder communication

Risk Management¶

High-Risk Areas¶

Resource Availability: Specialized skills in RH OVE and VMware
Technical Complexity: Multi-cluster networking and storage
Business Continuity: Migration impact on critical workloads
Timeline Dependencies: Sequential phases with limited parallel execution

Mitigation Strategies¶

Cross-training: Develop skills across multiple team members
Proof of Concepts: Validate technical approaches early
Phased Migration: Minimize business impact through careful wave planning
Buffer Time: Include 15-20% contingency in timeline estimates

Success Metrics¶

Infrastructure Project¶

99.9% infrastructure uptime SLA
Security compliance audit pass rate: 100%
Performance benchmarks met or exceeded
Team satisfaction with operational procedures

Use-Cases Project¶

All documented use-cases successfully demonstrated
Business value metrics achieved
User adoption rates meet targets
Documentation completeness and accuracy

Migration Project¶

100% critical workload migration success
Performance parity or improvement: 95% of workloads
Business continuity maintained throughout migration
Legacy infrastructure decommissioning completed on schedule