Ten IAM Best Practices to Consider

IAM Best Practices

Management of the Identity Management implementation process is as crucial to the success of an Identity Management system as the technology underpinnings selected for the task. Therefore, in cooperation with colleagues across Oracle/Sun IAM practices we have identified Ten Best Practices for Identity Management Implementation.

Consider these as broad guidelines on how to approach and execute Identity Management implementation projects.

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1. Set Overall IDM Strategy - A cohesive Identity Management strategy will set overall organizational objectives and give guidance to individual projects or project phases based on a roll-up strategy. Keep all business drivers prioritized while defining your plan to implement.
2. Secure Executive Sponsorship - Project sponsors must have a vested interest in the business objectives of the project, have spending and decision making authority, and retain a cross-functional view of the project.
3. Define Quick Wins - By segmenting the overall solution into manageable parts, an organization can realize quick, visible business benefits.
4. Select Project Leadership - Full-time, proactive project management is essential to a successful implementation of an identity management strategy.
5. Define Business Process - Organizations should define as many of the end-state business processes as possible prior to designing the technology solution.
6. Select Implementation Team - Identity projects should be staffed with qualified, experienced, motivated, and dedicated resources with support of an outside consultant of the selected vendor software.
7. Get Commitment from Supporting Resources - Owners and administrators of managed resources throughout the organization must also be committed to supporting the identity management implementation.
8. Provide Proper Infrastructure - Investing in the proper technical environment for an Identity Management project will ultimately pay off and provide effective coordination of configuration components.
9. Assure Data Quality - Project managers should build time and resources into their project plans for an assessment of data quality and for remediation of any deficiencies. This is key for any IAM implementation.
10. Conduct Post Production Review - Following a formal process for post production migration allows all parties to set proper expectations for ongoing support. Identify a plan to train and support proper resources within the organizations infrastructure.