cloud-adoption-framework

A CCoE that only publishes standards decks fails within two quarters. This 2026 operating model ties platform RFCs, delegated-admin guardrails, Well-Architected reviews, and FinOps chargeback—benchmarked on a 14-account estate that cut deploy exceptions from 23/month to 6 in 90 days.

July 2026: MAP Mobilize should not start with more than five failed Platform/Security controls. 47-point readiness checklist (People, Platform, Security, FinOps) for Assess gates — CAF 3.0 + Migration Lens, post–Migration Hub.

CAF 3.0 organizes six perspectives and 47 capabilities—up from 31 in CAF 2.0—plus four phases (Envision, Align, Launch, Scale). Here is how to connect those workshops to Control Tower, MAP, and Well-Architected without treating the framework as a slide deck.