Pre-implementation project for Identity Governance & Administration · Station 2 on the IAM journey
IGA Ready
Get ready to choose right before you invest.
An IGA project is one of the largest investments in your IT governance. IGA Ready is the pre-implementation project that maps your needs, surveys the market, and delivers a well-founded product recommendation with a business case – so you decide on numbers and documentation, not gut feeling.
The challenge
Access governance has become a requirement – and choosing wrong is expensive
Auditors, NIS2, ISO 27001, and GDPR all require verifiable control over who has access to what. Meanwhile, complexity grows from within. Choosing and implementing an IGA platform is the answer – but the wrong choice ties up budget and resources for years.
- Manual processes: Joiner, Mover, and Leaver processes run by hand – time-consuming, error-prone, and hard to audit.
- No overview: historically accumulated entitlements and unclear roles create elevated risk.
- A major investment: an IGA project ties up budget and resources for years. A wrong product choice is expensive to fix.
- Vendors set the agenda – if you meet the market without your own requirements specification, you buy the best sales pitch, not the best solution.
Three tracks run in parallel and converge at three decision gates. No gate is passed without your approval.
How it works
Three tracks, three gates, one recommendation
IGA Ready runs three tracks in parallel and brings them together at three formal decision gates. The parallel approach cuts the project time in half, and you're always in control.
01 · Scope and requirements settled
A shared starting point before the vendors come in
An as-is process picture and a requirements specification. A shared baseline, so the vendors don't set the agenda.
02 · Shortlist approved
You know what the market offers – and what you can rule out
Long list, shortlist, and a future process model (to-be). You know what the market offers – and what you can rule out.
03 · Recommendation ready
One recommendation, ready for go/no-go
Evaluation report, product recommendation, business case, and implementation plan. Ready for an informed go/no-go.
The outcome
After IGA Ready you know exactly where you stand
What you have today
A documented picture of your processes, roles, and entitlements.
What you need
A future process model and a concrete requirements specification.
What the market offers
An overview of the vendors and a justified shortlist.
What it costs to get there
A product recommendation with a business case and a plan.
Tiers
Three ways to buy IGA Ready
| Scope | Light | Medium | Detailed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requirements and as-is mapping (IGA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Future process model (to-be) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fit-gap against one product you're considering | ✓ | – | – |
| Market survey and long list | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shortlist and structured demos | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Product recommendation and business case | for one product | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integration matrix | – | – | ✓ |
| Risk management and governance | – | partial | ✓ |
| Implementation plan | high-level | ✓ | ✓ |
| Best suited for | One product in mind | Choosing from the market | Complex organizations |
Pricing is Time & Materials. We give you a concrete estimate after an initial dialogue, so you know the budget before you begin.
Why IAM Group
The recommendation is yours – not ours
- Vendor-neutral in the pre-implementation project. We recommend the product that fits your needs – not the one we'd most like to implement.
- We know the market: the vendors, the strengths, and the pitfalls – from both evaluation and implementation.
- We advise – we don't just manage the project. We challenge ingrained practice and help you cut through.
- Deliverables you can use from day one. Every deliverable stands on its own, even if you decide to stop after a gate.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What if we've already chosen a product?
Then Light is the right tier: needs mapping and a fit-gap analysis against exactly the product you're considering, without a full market evaluation.
How long does an engagement take?
Typically 10–13 weeks from kick-off to recommendation, depending on tier and complexity.
What do you need from us?
Backing from management and the steering committee, an internal coordinator, and access to key people for a few workshops.
Does the pre-implementation project tie us to a specific vendor?
No. We are vendor-neutral in the pre-implementation project. You own the decision.
What does it cost?
Pricing is Time & Materials. We give you a concrete estimate after an initial dialogue, so you know the budget before you begin.
What if we don't know whether IGA is the right place to start?
Then our IAM Maturity Assessment is the right entry point: a vendor-neutral maturity assessment of your entire IAM setup with a gap analysis and roadmap. If the roadmap points to IGA, it feeds directly into IGA Ready's first phase.
Materials
Download the material
Bring the description into your internal dialogue – as a quick overview or a full walkthrough.
One-pager: IGA Ready
The three tracks, the three gates, and the deliverables – on one page.
Whitepaper: IGA Ready
An in-depth walkthrough of the process, the method, and what the recommendation is built on.
Ready to get started?
A no-obligation meeting is the fastest way to find out whether IGA Ready is right for you – and which tier fits.