Linked.Archi Financial Architecture Taxonomy
SKOS taxonomy classifying financial architecture concepts by cost type, investment type, and analysis type.
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Financial Architecture Concept Scheme
Classification of financial architecture concepts by cost type, investment type, and analysis type.
By Cost Type
Direct Costs
Costs directly attributable to a specific architecture element.
License Costs
Infrastructure Costs
Cloud Costs (FinOps)
Labor Costs
Indirect Costs
Costs not directly attributable to a single element — shared services, overhead.
Support & Maintenance Costs
Compliance Costs
Hidden Costs
Costs that are often invisible in traditional reporting.
Technical Debt Costs
Opportunity Costs
Integration Costs
By Investment Type
Run (Keep the Lights On)
Investment to maintain current operations — no new capabilities.
Grow (Expand Capabilities)
Investment to expand capabilities or capacity on existing architecture.
Transform (Modernize)
Investment in fundamental modernization or replacement.
By Analysis Type
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
Return on Investment (ROI)
Net Present Value (NPV)
FinOps Cloud Cost Analysis