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Why FinOps Fails Without People: Power of Centers of Excellence ft. Trig Ghosh, Accenture | Ep #56

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Why does FinOps work better when teams own outcomes instead of being told what to do?

In this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with Trig Ghosh, FinOps SME at Accenture Federal Services, certified FinOps instructor, and founding contributor to the Cloud Efficiency Hub, to unpack what actually drives lasting FinOps success.

Trig shares hard-earned lessons from building a FinOps Center of Excellence, aligning finance and engineering teams, and leading FinOps initiatives without a formal full-time team. From incentive alignment to leadership mindset, this episode goes deep on what it really takes to operationalize FinOps inside complex organizations.
 
Here’s what we talked about:
  • What a FinOps Center of Excellence is, and how it differs from a traditional FinOps team
  • How to align finance, engineering, security, and leadership around shared incentives
  • Why over-provisioning happens, and how to work with engineers instead of against them
  • How recognition and ownership drive better FinOps outcomes than mandates
  • Trig’s practical definition of what FinOps actually is
  • How FinOps is evolving in a world of AI-driven cloud spend

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Quote of the Show:
  • “ To lead a FinOps team, you have to understand the incentives of all of these different personas. You have to be able to step into their shoes.” - Trig Ghosh
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Taylor Houck
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Taylor Houck
Rayanne Pruitt
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Rayanne Pruitt
Why FinOps Fails Without People: Power of Centers of Excellence ft. Trig Ghosh, Accenture | Ep #56

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