This document provides a roadmap for implementing a successful identity management project. It outlines conducting a needs analysis to identify problems with the existing user access administration. Key areas to examine include user productivity, excessive administration costs, inconsistent user data, user service issues, and security vulnerabilities. The roadmap then covers determining technology requirements, organizing the project team, selecting an identity management product, implementing the system through project management best practices, and ongoing administration and reporting after rollout.
26. Identity Management Project Roadmap
8 Summary
Identity management systems offer a simple way to improve the process of creation and maintenance of
user objects across the IT infrastructure.
A successfully deployed identity management system improves user productivity and service, reduces se-
curity administration operating cost, and improves both security and accountability.
A typical project begins with a concept, proceeds through a needs analysis, produces a set of technical
and functional requirements, includes a broad deployment team, and proceeds through product selection,
system design, deployment and ongoing management.
If managed effectively, an identity management project can go from conception to production in under six
months, and yield a positive return on investment with in 2-3 months of deployment.
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Date: Nov 9, 2003