Identity Governance
Structure identity lifecycles, entitlements and governance.
Build the IAM roadmap before choosing the platform.
An IAM initiative does not necessarily begin by replacing a product.
It usually starts with identities, existing business processes, HR sources, applications, responsibilities, operational constraints and business objectives.
Once these elements are understood, selecting and combining the right technologies becomes much simpler.
Technology rarely answers the first question.
Before selecting a platform, organizations need to understand which identities will be governed, which applications will be connected, which rules must be enforced and which teams will operate the solution.
A realistic roadmap reflects the existing organization, technical dependencies, operational constraints, available capabilities and business priorities.
It prepares future decisions instead of postponing them.
Understand before building
Every organization already has processes, data and operational constraints. The purpose of the strategy phase is to make them explicit before making structural decisions.
Populations
Employees, partners, contractors, technical accounts and every identity that must be managed.
Lifecycle events
Joiners, movers, leavers, organizational changes and every event that triggers an identity lifecycle.
Sources
HR systems, directories, authoritative repositories, business applications and data quality.
Responsibilities
Managers, business owners, HR, security teams, application owners, operations and governance.
Access
Applications, resources, privileged access, authentication, federation and entitlement models.
Risks
Technical debt, compliance gaps, operational pain points, dependencies and existing limitations.
Capabilities
Internal skills, governance maturity, team availability, timelines and budget.
Business objectives
Expected outcomes, success criteria, regulatory requirements and business priorities.
Decisions that can be put into action
The expected outcome is not another presentation deck. It is a structured set of decisions, documents and priorities that allow the program to move forward.
01
IAM maturity assessment
Assess the current situation, strengths, weaknesses and improvement priorities.
02
Functional and technical mapping
Describe applications, authoritative sources, directories, integrations and dependencies.
03
Target vision
Define the expected operating model for the coming years.
04
IAM roadmap
Organize the transformation into clear stages.
05
Governance model
Clarify responsibilities, ownership and decision processes.
06
IAM service catalog
Describe the services delivered to the business and how they operate.
07
Target architecture
Describe the main components, interactions and technical principles.
08
Prioritized backlog
Organize the work according to value and feasibility.
09
Transformation roadmap
Plan the successive implementation phases.
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Risk register
Document risks, assumptions, dependencies and attention points.
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Guiding principles
Define the rules that will support future decisions.
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Decision package
Present realistic scenarios together with their impacts.
Move forward in stages
We favor progressive roadmaps.
The objective is not to replace the entire information system.
The objective is to deliver visible results quickly without locking the organization into an unrealistic target.
More than 80% of Ariovis revenue is delivered under outcome-based commitments. We commit to what we deliver, not to the time we spend.
- 01Secure the foundations
- 02Improve data quality
- 03Deliver a first operational scope
- 04Demonstrate value quickly
- 05Industrialize integrations
- 06Expand progressively
- 07Prepare and organize operations
Principles that guide every engagement
Security meets Business
Connect technical decisions with operational priorities.
Processes before tools
Clarify how the organization works before selecting a platform.
Identity before account
Start from people, roles and organizations before considering technical accounts.
Standard before custom
Favor standard capabilities whenever they answer the need.
Pragmatism before theoretical perfection
Focus on the next useful milestone rather than an unreachable target.
Controlled automation
Automate where it creates value while preserving the necessary controls.
Data quality first
Reliable governance starts with reliable data.
Progressive architecture
Build an architecture that can evolve over time.
Systematic documentation
Produce documentation that remains useful after go-live.
Knowledge transfer
Prepare customer autonomy throughout the project.
Operations by design
Plan operational activities from the very beginning.
Technology serves the objective
Technology selection is the consequence of the business need, never the starting point.
The roadmap prepares the technology decisions
Once the strategy has been defined, each technology area naturally finds its role.
Access Management
Secure access journeys for employees, partners and customers.
Privileged Access Management
Protect privileged accounts, secrets and sensitive operations.
Fine-grained Authorization
Decide dynamically whether a specific action should be allowed in a specific context.
The objective is not to accumulate products.
The objective is to make identity governance, access management, privileged access, authorization, directories, applications and operational teams work together.
When a roadmap changes the project
Strategic review of an existing IAM program
An organization already had an identity platform but needed a clear direction for the future.
Ariovis assessed the existing implementation, governance model, authorization approach, custom developments and evolution scenarios.
The engagement produced a realistic roadmap, documented scenarios and a practical decision framework for the next stages.
Your next decision may not be a technology decision.
Let's start by clarifying the context, priorities and the next useful step.