COST05-BP01 Identify organization requirements for cost
Work with team members to define the balance between cost optimization and other pillars, such as performance and reliability, for this workload.
Level of risk exposed if this best practice is not established: High
Implementation guidance
When selecting services for your workload, it is key that you understand your organization priorities. Ensure that you have a balance between cost and other Well-Architected pillars, such as performance and reliability. A fully cost-optimized workload is the solution that is most aligned to your organization’s requirements, not necessarily the lowest cost. Meet with all teams within your organization to collect information, such as product, business, technical, and finance.
Implementation steps
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Identify organization requirements for cost: Meet with team members from your organization, including those in product management, application owners, development and operational teams, management, and financial roles. Prioritize the Well-Architected pillars for this workload and its components, the output is a list of the pillars in order. You can also add a weighting to each, which can indicate how much additional focus a pillar has, or how similar the focus is between two pillars.
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