Many European businesses arefailing to get value out of investments in identity and
access management technologiesbecause
projects are not governed properly, according toanalyst firm
Gartner.
Organisations continue to deploy these technologies without
mature
identity and
access management (IAM) programmes in place, according to
Gartner analyst Ant Allen.
The business value of investing in strategic management
activities is one of the topics Ant Allen is to cover in a keynote
presentation at the
two-day Gartner IAM Summit starting in London today.
IAM tends to be regarded as a security infrastructure project,
but needs a dedicated governance programme if it is to succeed,
said Allen. This is because it touches so many different parts of
the business, he said.
Unlike most other IT projects, he said IAM involves process
change. Ithas a direct impact on business units across an
organisation, involving several stakeholders such as compliance
officers.
"Without the right governance structure and the right
participation of these stakeholders in the IAM programme management
team, you are not going to get as much value," he said.
According to Allen, the longer term benefits of IAM will be
realised only if there is a high level of communication between the
business and IT.However,this is still lacking in many
organisations, he said.
This is also one of the main reasons he said IT is failing to
make business understand the importance of investing in an IAM
programme, as well as the products from suppliers.
"Key to theIAM project is the attainment of executive
sponsorship and the implementation of a cross-organisational
project team," he said.
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