A successfully managed Identity Access Management (IAM) Program must meet many needs. It is more than a project - as it touches multiple processes and business functions and may involve numerous stakeholders. Forming an Identity Governance Board will help you achieve best-of-class results within your industry.

Purpose

The purpose of the Identity Governance Board is to form a partnership to provide leadership and guidance for the Identity Governance program in three main areas:

1. Set the mission for compliance and security needs
2. Strengthen relationships among the business and stakeholders
3. Improve the security posture of the enterprise

Forming an Identity Governance Board

• Define Executive Sponsors who will
  • Provide executive support
  • Sponsor the business case
  • Expedite the approval to proceed
  • Secure cross-functional involvement
  • Monitor progress
  • Break down barriers
  • Be the cheerleader for the program

• Identify Stakeholders and enlist Steering Committee members from
  • Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • Information Security
  • Business Units
  • Human Resources
  • Finance
  • Infrastructure
  • Program Management Office (PMO)
  • Audit & Compliance
  • Legal
  • and other as needed

Duties of the Identity Governance Board

• Establish the Business Case for IAM goals
• Prioritize objectives
• Establish accurate Reporting to ensure that decisions are based on the best possible information
• Identify risks and develop a mitigation plan
• Provide guidance concerning regulatory and privacy policies & procedures - as well as issue resolution
• The IGB “owns/defines” the Identity Data Model
• Responsible for identity data cleanup efforts and securing data
• Directs Business Process Definition efforts to move from as-is toward to-be.
• Enacts Role Modeling projects. Drives efforts for role standardization.