FinOps still lives in Excel not because tools are weak, but because the discipline lacks mandatory, GAAP-like standards. Without prescriptive reporting primitives, there is no commoditised base to build on. Until the foundation stabilises, adjustment stays large and maturity stays out of reach.

FinOps still lives in Excel not because tools are weak, but because the discipline lacks mandatory, GAAP-like standards. Without prescriptive reporting primitives, there is no commoditised base to build on. Until the foundation stabilises, adjustment stays large and maturity stays out of reach.