How to plan an IAM program strategy

More than half of organizations lack an IAM strategy. Discover how security leaders can build stakeholder-driven identity management programs that deliver results.

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• Nathan Harris, Gartner

A formal identity and access management strategy is crucial for every organization, as it enables security and risk management leaders to deliver their digital strategy. A recent survey revealed that simply having a well-developed written IAM strategy can increase an organization's ability to achieve its IAM goals by 42%. However, just over half of security leaders focusing on IAM reported that their organization doesn't have such a strategy.

Security leaders should plan an effective IAM program strategy by focusing on the clear articulation of and the prioritization of the outcomes and objectives that drive IAM program decisions.