
AWS Well-Architected Custom Lens enables organizations to codify and scale their own best practices and requirements by following a structured lifecycle of planning, implementation, measurement, and continuous improvement phases.


<div><p>This article presents best practices for implementing the AWS Well-Architected Custom Lens lifecycle, focusing on the plan and implement phases.</p><ul><li>Identify organizational gaps through Well-Architected Framework reviews to justify Custom Lens creation</li><li>Define Custom Lens scope based on specific business outcomes and desired results</li><li>Start with one pillar (typically Security) to gather early user feedback quickly</li><li>Use familiar collaboration tools (wikis) before converting content to JSON format</li><li>Organize content by pillars, questions, and best practices using provided template</li><li>Establish regular meeting cadence with working group to maintain momentum</li><li>Leverage versioning features for frictionless incremental updates and improvements</li></ul><p>The Custom Lens lifecycle enables organizations to codify industry-specific, technology-specific, and business-specific best practices, improving architectural compliance and consistency across teams.</p></div>


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