FinOps Academy · Capstone project

FinOps Academy capstone project

Create a FinOps operating model with tagging, budgets, anomaly detection, optimisation backlog and executive reporting.

01

Design evidence

  • ✓ Requirements and constraints
  • ✓ Architecture diagram
  • ✓ Security and failure-mode analysis
  • ✓ Decision log with rejected alternatives
02

Implementation evidence

  • ✓ Version-controlled source
  • ✓ Automated validation
  • ✓ Repeatable deployment
  • ✓ Environment configuration and secrets model
03

Operational evidence

  • ✓ Monitoring and alerts
  • ✓ Runbook and rollback
  • ✓ Test results
  • ✓ Post-implementation review

Completion standard

Produce evidence, not a completion claim.

Save diagrams, code, decisions, test output, failure recovery and a concise explanation of what you would improve. That evidence becomes your interview story and portfolio.