# High Level Improvement Opportunities

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/high-level-improvement-opportunities/48616>\
**Category:** Self Service Configuration Review\
**Tags:** self-serve, config-review, manual\
**Created:** [July 11, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/high-level-improvement-opportunities/48616 "2023-07-11T18:22:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/high-level-improvement-opportunities/48616/1 "2023-07-11T18:22:25Z")

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# High Level Improvement Opportunities

## Record High Level Recommendations

High level recommendations are identified opportunities that affect more than one workflow. These opportunities typically exist throughout the organization so recording them separately helps to raise awareness. It is also helpful to include opportunities that affect more than one job as they may exist elsewhere in the organization.

## Inside the Config

Features and opportunities that exist inside of a config file.

- [Config Security](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/config-security-opportunities/48618)
- [Reusable Config](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/reusable-config-opportunities/48619)
- [Dynamic Configuration](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/dynamic-configuration/48620)

## Outside the Config

Features and opportunities that exist outside of a config file.

- [Security Settings](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/outside-a-config-file-security-settings/48622)
- [Secret Management](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/outside-a-config-file-secrets-management/48623)
- [Storage Usage](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/outside-a-config-file-storage-usage/48624)
- [Project Settings](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/outside-a-config-file-project-settings/48625)

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> **▶ Next Step: [Inside the Config: Config Security](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/config-security-opportunities/48618)**
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> **◀ Previous Step: [Review Each Workflow for Improvement Opportunities](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/review-each-workflow-for-improvement-opportunities/48615)**

> **📑 Table of Contents**
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> [Self Service Configuration Review Overview](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/overview-self-service-configuration-review/48598)
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> 1. [Configuration Review Preparation](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/configuration-review-preparation/48607)
> - [Document the Config Review](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/document-the-config-review/48608)
> - [Review CircleCI Features](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/review-circleci-features/48609)
> - [Snapshot Project Metrics](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/snapshot-project-metrics/48610)
> 
> 2. [Review Each Job for Improvement Opportunities](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/review-each-job-for-improvement-opportunities/48611)
> - [General Job Opportunities](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/general-job-opportunities/48612)
> - [Execution Environment Opportunities](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/execution-environment-opportunities/48613)
> - [Opportunities for Jobs with High Duration](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/opportunities-for-jobs-with-high-duration/48614)
> 
> 3. [Review Each Workflow for Improvement Opportunities](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/review-each-workflow-for-improvement-opportunities/48615)
> 4. **[High Level Improvement Opportunities](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/high-level-improvement-opportunities/48616)**
> - [Inside the Config](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/high-level-improvement-opportunities/48616#inside-the-config-3)
> - [Config Security](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/config-security-opportunities/48618)
> - [Reusable Config](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/reusable-config-opportunities/48619)
> - [Dynamic Configuration](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/dynamic-configuration/48620)
> 
> - [Outside the Config](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/high-level-improvement-opportunities/48616#outside-the-config-4)
> - [Security Settings](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/outside-a-config-file-security-settings/48622)
> - [Secret Management](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/outside-a-config-file-secrets-management/48623)
> - [Storage Usage](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/outside-a-config-file-storage-usage/48624)
> - [Project Settings](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/outside-a-config-file-project-settings/48625)
> 
> 5. [Finalize Review](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/finalize-the-config-review/48626)