DevOpscactuur

DevOpscactuur is a term used in some IT governance discussions to denote a conceptual framework that combines DevOps practices with formal cost accounting and billing processes across the software delivery lifecycle. It is a coined term rather than a standardized methodology, and its exact meaning can vary by organization.

The core idea is to bring financial visibility into continuous delivery by instrumenting deployment pipelines, cloud resource usage, and service-level objectives with cost data, enabling cost-aware decision making and chargeback/showback to teams.

Key principles include transparency, traceability, automation, and collaboration between development, operations, and finance; alignment of technical decisions with business value; and continuous optimization of spend through feedback loops.

Practices often involve tagging and resource labeling, integration of cloud cost management tools, a software bill of materials (SBOM), cost-aware KPI definitions, budgets and alerts, and automated approvals in CI/CD that curb cost overruns.

Common tools include cloud provider cost management suites, monitoring and observability platforms, cost dashboards, and integration with CI/CD tools. The approach is related to FinOps, which focuses on cloud financial management, and can complement it by embedding cost signals directly into delivery pipelines.

Benefits include improved cost control, predictable budgeting, and faster optimization cycles; challenges include data fragmentation, integration effort, and governance overhead; its adoption is still emergent and varies by organization.

The term remains informal, without a formal standard.