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Flow Allocation (FAF)

Cloud & Platform Cost Allocation

Allocates shared technology and cloud costs by how each team actually consumes them, with a conservation check on every run.

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Illustrative output of Cloud & Platform Cost Allocation: Allocates shared technology and cloud costs by how each team actually consumes them, with a conservation check on every run.
Illustrative output with sample data.
The challenge

Nobody owns the cloud bill, so nobody manages it.

Cut the lemon in half

Even splits punish lean teams and hide waste in heavy ones.

Models that don't add up

Allocations that don't sum back to the cost pool.

Non-revenue teams

Data, platform and security teams don't fit the formula.

Day-one distrust

Chargeback lands before anyone accepts the method.

How it works

From first question to finished output.

Allocate

Cost, consumption, support hours and optional revenue or AI-token signals per team.

Check conservation

The sum of allocations must equal the total pool, every time.

Adapt by team type

Adjust for teams that don't generate direct revenue.

Roll out

Showback first, then chargeback, with a documented method.

What you get

  • Allocation model by flow
  • Showback and chargeback structure
  • Method documented so it can be defended

What goes in

Billing exports, tagging state, workload-to-team mapping.

Time to answer

As a consulting engagement8 weeks2 people · 16 consultant-weeks
Running the skill2–3 hoursone sitting, start to finished output

What it still needs from you

Getting teams to accept the allocation as fair.

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