LeanOps Cloud Waste & Risk Scorecard
Answer based on how things actually work today. “Not sure” is a valid answer and often the most useful one.
This usually takes 2–5 minutes. You don’t need to prepare anything.
Section 1: Cost Efficiency & Waste
This section looks at where cloud spend typically leaks without being obvious. If you haven’t checked something recently, choose Not sure.
Cost visibility
If you had to explain last month’s bill by service or team, how confident would you be?
This is common and often the most useful signal.
Idle / zombie resources
Think old environments, unused volumes, forgotten load balancers.
This is common and often the most useful signal.
Right-sizing
Consider both compute and managed services, not just EC2 or VMs.
This is common and often the most useful signal.
Commitments (RI/SP/Savings Plans)
Only count commitments you actively manage, not “we set some up once”.
This is common and often the most useful signal.
Data transfer & storage discipline
Most teams underestimate this—answer honestly.
This is common and often the most useful signal.
Non-prod cost control
Nights, weekends, and old test environments matter here.
This is common and often the most useful signal.