specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Parsons Corporation
providerId: parsons
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
notes: No public pricing or APIs — services-based government contractor. Structural FinOps
  placeholder only.
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - Engineering
  - Defense
  - Government
description: Structural FinOps placeholder for Parsons Corporation. Government / engineering
  services contractor; engagements are project-based with no public per-API pricing.
sources:
  - https://www.parsons.com/
  - https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Parsons Corporation
serviceCategory: Engineering Services
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Project / Contract (T&M, FFP, Cost-Plus)
  billingFrequency: Per Contract Milestone
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Parsons Engineering Services
  ServiceCategory: Engineering Services
  ProviderName: Parsons Corporation
  PublisherName: Parsons Corporation
  InvoiceIssuerName: Parsons Corporation
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: contract_milestone
    description: Contract milestone or progress-payment line
    unit: milestone
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - contract
      - program
  - name: labor_hours
    description: Billable labor hours for time-and-materials contracts
    unit: hour
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - role
      - program
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Visibility comes from contract reporting and earned-value management; not
      from a public usage API.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate by program / contract and by labor category per FAR/CAS standards.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimization is contract-specific; managed via scope, schedule, and labor
      mix.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Program manager accountable for cost performance; CFO oversight at the contract
      level.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com