CategorycostManual4.3Evidencedocumented
ProblemA large roster makes a manual cost audit daunting enough to be postponed indefinitely.
TechniqueInstall a published cost-control template: one that hunts for token-burning inefficiency across a fleet, one that isolates the specific repeating job consuming usage, and one that looks for the cheapest same-quality path.
Why it worksThe audit is mechanical, so a template can do it, and the directory already has this genre.
When to useWhen the manual audit is too large to start.
When not toWithout vetting the template first.