# COST 1  How do you implement cloud financial management?
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Implementing Cloud Financial Management enables organizations to realize business value and financial success as they optimize their cost and usage and scale on AWS.

**Topics**
+ [COST01-BP01 Establish a cost optimization function](cost_cloud_financial_management_function.md)
+ [COST01-BP02 Establish a partnership between finance and technology](cost_cloud_financial_management_partnership.md)
+ [COST01-BP03 Establish cloud budgets and forecasts](cost_cloud_financial_management_budget_forecast.md)
+ [COST01-BP04 Implement cost awareness in your organizational processes](cost_cloud_financial_management_cost_awareness.md)
+ [COST01-BP05 Report and notify on cost optimization](cost_cloud_financial_management_usage_report.md)
+ [COST01-BP06 Monitor cost proactively](cost_cloud_financial_management_proactive_process.md)
+ [COST01-BP07 Keep up-to-date with new service releases](cost_cloud_financial_management_scheduled.md)
+ [COST01-BP08 Create a cost-aware culture](cost_cloud_financial_management_culture.md)
+ [COST01-BP09 Quantify business value from cost optimization](cost_cloud_financial_management_quantify_value.md)