{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"FinOps in Action","title":"Effective Cloud Collaboration ft. Chitra Jadhav | Ep # 71","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a11ef429\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2284,"description":"Are \"bad tagging\" and \"unused resources\" really the problem, or just the symptoms of a bigger one?\n\nIn this episode of FinOps in Action, I sit down with senior FinOps manager Chitra Jadhav to explore what it truly takes to build a FinOps practice that lasts not just one that generates a list of recommendations nobody acts on.\n\nDrawing on eight years of building FinOps programs from the ground up across six or more organizations, Chitra explains how governance, culture, and cross functional collaboration are the real foundations of cloud cost optimization and why FinOps is only as powerful as the trust and authority an organization is willing to give it.\n\nFrom Architecture Review Boards to Production Readiness Reviews, this conversation unpacks how FinOps can embed itself into the engineering lifecycle before waste ever happens, and why the shift to AI spend makes getting those basics right more urgent than ever.\n \nHere’s what we talked about:\nWhy organizational recognition and governance are the prerequisites for any FinOps program to succeed\nHow to assess FinOps maturity using the FinOps Foundation framework as a starting point\nWhy FinOps is a team sport and how to engage finance, engineering, procurement, and application teams\nWhat ARBs and Production Readiness Reviews are and how FinOps earns a seat at the table\nHow to approach optimization when native cloud provider recommendations run dry\nThe importance of the FinOps champion model when working across large engineering organizations\nChapters:\n00:47 Meet Chitra Jadhav\n01:56 Why FinOps Matters\n03:37 Starting From Scratch\n03:52 Maturity Assessment Basics\n04:48 Stakeholder Engagement Model\n05:56 Where FinOps Reports\n07:16 Defining Governance\n08:14 FinOps Checkpoints ARB PRR\n10:42 What Is an ARB\n12:51 Running ARB Without Bloat\n16:38 Shift Left to Optimization\n18:22 Champion Model and Visibility\n21:05 Authority Trust and Culture\n25:29 Realistic Goals and Commitments\n29:20 Beyond Native Recommendations AI\n33:02 AI...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/19z3-eWZl6c0TEQCJZvYXIgN4CxYIhl9_e56I_mkpWs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYTdj/YWRhNmM4YzM4NzQ0/NDVlNzFhYmE2NmVi/Y2ZiZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}