Your FinOps Program Has Blind Spots. We Find Them.
A structured 5-day audit of your cloud financial operations — tagging accuracy, alert coverage, allocation model, and tooling — producing a scored FinOps Defect Register and a Defect Score you can track over time.
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The FinOps QA Assessment is the entry point for every finops.qa engagement.
What We Test
Most FinOps programs have four layers where defects hide:
Tagging layer — Is your tag strategy actually implemented? Most clients report 80%+ coverage; spend-weighted measurement typically reveals 55–70%.
Alerting layer — Are your budget alerts configured with correct thresholds, accurate ownership routing, and sub-15-minute latency?
Allocation layer — Does your allocation model produce numbers that reconcile with your provider invoices within ±2%?
Tooling layer — Is your FinOps tool producing accurate data across all 12 cost dimensions?
The FinOps Defect Score
Every assessment produces a FinOps Defect Score — a 0–100 composite metric calculated from objective test results. Most Series B companies score between 30 and 55 on first assessment.
Engagement Phases
Inventory & Baseline
Map every component of your FinOps stack: tagging strategy, allocation model, alert configuration, tooling inventory. Produce the FinOps Test Surface Map.
Test Execution
Run structured test cases across all mapped components. Every test produces a Pass, Fail, or Warning result with evidence.
Scoring & Reporting
Calculate FinOps Defect Score from test results. Classify defects by severity (P0–P3) and financial impact. Deliver executive summary.
Deliverables
Before & After
| Metric | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Tagging Coverage (spend-weighted) | 61% | 94% |
| Billing Reconciliation Gap | 8.3% | 0.9% |
| Alert Latency | 4–6 hours | 12 minutes |
| Unattributed Spend | $47,000/mo | $4,200/mo |
| FinOps Defect Score | 34/100 | 81/100 |
Tools We Use
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the FinOps Defect Score?
The FinOps Defect Score is a 0–100 composite metric calculated from objective test case results across your tagging, alerting, allocation, and tooling. It is designed to be repeatable — the same test cases run by different assessors produce the same score. This makes it benchmarkable across time and against industry peers.
What access do you need to run the assessment?
We work from your cloud console read-only access, exported billing data, and a structured intake questionnaire. We do not need access to production systems, application code, or sensitive business data. Most clients complete the intake in under 2 hours.
What is the price?
USD 4,500 for the 5-day entry sprint. The full 12-day FQAF audit is USD 12,000–18,000 depending on cloud spend volume and number of providers. The entry sprint fee is credited against the full audit if you proceed.
How is this different from AWS Trusted Advisor or Cost Explorer?
AWS Trusted Advisor and Cost Explorer surface cost data — they do not validate whether your FinOps process is working correctly. We test whether your tagging strategy is accurately implemented, whether your alerts have the right thresholds and routing, and whether your allocation model matches your provider invoices.
Get Your FinOps Defect Score
Book a free 30-minute cloud cost review. We will identify your top three FinOps gaps and give you a preliminary Defect Score — no pitch, no obligation.
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