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LSCOST01-BP03 Build the right skills and fostering a cost-aware culture - Life Sciences Lens
Implementation guidance

LSCOST01-BP03 Build the right skills and fostering a cost-aware culture

Building the right skills and fostering a cost-aware culture is crucial for effective cloud financial management in the life sciences industry. This involves educating teams about the financial implications of their cloud usage and empowering them to make cost-effective decisions.

Desired outcome: A cost-conscious organizational culture where team members possess the knowledge and skills to make financially informed cloud decisions, supported by decentralized cost management advocates that drive continuous cost optimization without compromising research quality or regulatory requirements.

Level of risk exposed if this best practice is not established: Low

Implementation guidance

Develop focused training programs for employees that foster a cost-aware culture and teach optimization techniques for compliance-based workloads.

Implement a gamification system that rewards research teams for cost-effective cloud usage while maintaining research quality (for example, AWS GameDay).

Create a program where individuals from different departments are trained as cloud cost management advocates to establish decentralized Cloud Financial Management (CFM) capabilities across the organization.

Implementation steps

  1. Develop training programs:

    • Create role-specific training modules.

    • Design hands-on workshops for cloud cost optimization.

    • Develop compliance-focused training materials.

  2. Implement a gamification system:

    • Design reward mechanisms for cost-effective cloud usage.

    • Set up AWS GameDay framework.

    • Define metrics for measuring success.

  3. Create a cloud cost management advocacy program:

    • Identify potential advocates across departments.

    • Develop advocate training curriculum.

    • Define advocate responsibilities.

  4. Foster collaborative learning:

    • Organize cost optimization workshops.

    • Create cross-functional teams.

    • Schedule knowledge-sharing sessions.