Infrastructure Cost Governance
A structured maturity assessment for cloud cost management. Answer 20 questions across six operational domains and receive a scored diagnostic with a prioritized improvement checklist. Scoring model informed by cloud cost governance patterns across PE portfolio companies.
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This is a foundational domain. Scores here affect how results in later sections should be interpreted.
| Pre-Series B / high-growth startup | 15-35 |
| Series B-C SaaS, scaling team | 30-55 |
| PE-backed portco, 2+ years post-acquisition | 45-70 |
| Enterprise with established FinOps practice | 65-90 |
How the assessment works
Scoring model
Each of the 20 questions is scored on a four-point scale: Not in place (0), Ad hoc (1), Established (2), Optimized (3). Domain scores are the percentage of points earned out of the maximum possible for that domain.
Domain weighting
Foundational domains (Visibility and Tagging, Account Structure and Attribution) carry 1.5× weight in the overall score. The remaining four domains carry 1.0× weight. This reflects the principle that visibility and attribution are prerequisites for effective optimization.
Maturity levels
The overall score maps to four maturity levels: Reactive (0–25), Aware (26–50), Optimizing (51–75), and Strategic (76–100).
FinOps Foundation alignment
The maturity levels map loosely to the FinOps Foundation’s Crawl-Walk-Run framework. Reactive and Aware correspond to the Crawl phase, where organizations are building foundational visibility. Optimizing aligns with Walk, where active management is in place. Strategic maps to Run, where cost governance is embedded in engineering culture. For more on the framework, see finops.org/framework.
Foundational flag
If either foundational domain scores at or below 33%, a warning is surfaced. Low foundational scores indicate that higher-level optimization practices may be unreliable because the organization cannot see or attribute its spend.
Recommendations
Recommendations are triggered when a question scores at or below a defined threshold. They are sorted by impact tier (high, medium, low) and can be dismissed as not applicable. Dismissed items are excluded from the printed report.
Benchmarks
The benchmark ranges reflect illustrative patterns from GST diligence and value creation engagements. Individual results depend on company stage, team maturity, and infrastructure complexity.
Snapshots and comparison
After completing an assessment, click Save snapshot to store your results in your browser. Up to three snapshots are kept; saving a fourth removes the oldest. Once you have two or more snapshots, a Compare button appears. It shows the two most recent snapshots side by side with per-domain score deltas. Use this to track governance improvements over time, for example between initial diligence and a 90-day post-acquisition review. Snapshots are stored in your browser only and can be cleared from the snapshot manager below the action buttons.
Privacy
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Methodology last updated March 2026