Linked.Archi Financial Architecture Taxonomy
type: Ontology
imports: core#
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
preferred namespace prefix: finatax
creator: Kalin Maldzhanski
description: SKOS taxonomy classifying financial architecture concepts by cost type, investment type, and analysis type.
created: 2026-05-03
modified: 2026-05-03
publisher: Linked.Archi
publisher: linked.archi
status: draft
version IRI: 0.1.0#
version info: 0.1.0

Financial Architecture Concept Scheme
type: ConceptScheme
definition: Classification of financial architecture concepts by cost type, investment type, and analysis type.
has top concept: By Cost Type
has top concept: By Investment Type
has top concept: By Analysis Type

By Cost Type
type: Concept
top concept of: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Direct Costs
type: Concept
broader: By Cost Type
definition: Costs directly attributable to a specific architecture element.
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

License Costs
type: Concept
broader: Direct Costs
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Infrastructure Costs
type: Concept
broader: Direct Costs
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Cloud Costs (FinOps)
type: Concept
broader: Infrastructure Costs
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Labor Costs
type: Concept
broader: Direct Costs
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Indirect Costs
type: Concept
broader: By Cost Type
definition: Costs not directly attributable to a single element — shared services, overhead.
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Support & Maintenance Costs
type: Concept
broader: Indirect Costs
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Compliance Costs
type: Concept
broader: Indirect Costs
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Hidden Costs
type: Concept
broader: By Cost Type
definition: Costs that are often invisible in traditional reporting.
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Technical Debt Costs
type: Concept
broader: Hidden Costs
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Opportunity Costs
type: Concept
broader: Hidden Costs
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Integration Costs
type: Concept
broader: Hidden Costs
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

By Investment Type
type: Concept
top concept of: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Run (Keep the Lights On)
type: Concept
broader: By Investment Type
definition: Investment to maintain current operations — no new capabilities.
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Grow (Expand Capabilities)
type: Concept
broader: By Investment Type
definition: Investment to expand capabilities or capacity on existing architecture.
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Transform (Modernize)
type: Concept
broader: By Investment Type
definition: Investment in fundamental modernization or replacement.
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

By Analysis Type
type: Concept
top concept of: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
type: Concept
broader: By Analysis Type
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
type: Concept
broader: By Analysis Type
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Return on Investment (ROI)
type: Concept
broader: By Analysis Type
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

Net Present Value (NPV)
type: Concept
broader: By Analysis Type
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme

FinOps Cloud Cost Analysis
type: Concept
broader: By Analysis Type
in scheme: Financial Architecture Concept Scheme