Serverless Craic Ep75 How to Build a Problem Prevention Culture (AWS Well-Architected Explained)

Send us Fan MailHow to Build a Problem Prevention Culture (AWS Well-Architected Explained)Stop firefighting — start preventing problems.In this episode of Serverless Craic, Dave Anderson, Mark McCann, and Michael O’Reilly explore how engineering teams can create a problem prevention culture using the AWS Well-Architected Framework.They unpack lessons from Chapter 17 of The Value Flywheel Effect, showing how high-performing cloud teams use SCORP reviews (Security, Cost, Operational Resilience, Performance) to operationalise engineering excellence.Learn how to:✅ Shift from reactive to proactive problem solving✅ Build dashboards that actually drive team learning✅ Scale architecture reviews across hundreds of teams✅ Foster psychological safety and positive peer pressure✅ Future-proof your organisation for the AI-driven cloud era⏱️ Chapters00:00 – Intro and setup00:40 – What is a problem prevention culture?02:20 – Recognising unseen engineering work04:30 – Balancing delivery and engineering excellence05:40 – Defining “good architecture”07:00 – The AWS Well-Architected Framework08:40 – From theory to practice: SCORP sessions10:30 – Scaling Well-Architected reviews13:50 – Using dashboards for insight and improvement15:00 – Building trust and psychological safety17:00 – Peer learning and positive pressure19:00 – Continuous improvement in real teams21:00 – Measuring long-term maturity22:30 – Looking forward to AI-driven cloud operations25:00 – Outro and what’s next🔗 Resources📘 The Value Flywheel Effect → https://theserverlessedge.com/the-value-flywheel-effect🧭 AWS Well-Architected Framework → https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected🧩 SCORP Process & Templates → https://theserverlessedge.com/scorp-process-cycle🎙️ Serverless Craic Podcast → https://theserverlessedge.com/podcast💡 Follow The Serverless Edge on LinkedIn and YouTubeServerless CrAIc from The Serverless EdgeCheck out our book The Value Flywheel Effect Follow us on X @ServerlessEdgeFollow us on LinkedIn Subscribe on YouTube