This article covers the third phase of AWS Well-Architected Framework Reviews (WAFR): the Improve phase, which focuses on creating and implementing an improvement plan based on identified architectural risks.

• Identify risks by generating High Risk Issues (HRIs) and Medium Risk Issues (MRIs) reports using AWS Well-Architected Tool
• Understand risks by evaluating likelihood, customer impact, business impact, and ownership
• Determine prescriptive solutions through research and proof-of-concepts without jumping to implementation
• Prioritize improvements using Eisenhower-style plots balancing business impact versus implementation effort
• Implement solutions iteratively, starting with high-impact, low-complexity items first
• Solutions should be SMART, owned, simple, extensible, and pattern-based for reusability
• Typical timeline for Improve phase is 90-180 days depending on organizational complexity

The article emphasizes prioritizing high-impact, achievable improvements and iterating through implementation rather than attempting all fixes simultaneously.