Monday October 16, 2006
Monday October 16, 2006 Once you've done your research (or its been done for you) and the software license purchased, we all know what the next question will be... How will this software get implemented and how much will it cost.
Beware of boiling the ocean IdM projects (check out the "boil the ocean" analysis for Solaris 10's ZFS) IdM Projects. As mentioned before, IdM can address several different areas within the organization, including:
The last article warned of getting trapped in the compliance death spiral. Helps you get started, but your budget could end up on the cutting block.
Can't tell you how many large clients try and go after a big project and have unrealistic expectations of what it costs to implement these projects (see our ROI calculations before to help justify the costs). But we continually run into clients trying to IdM for $100K or less.
Any of the analysts within the space will tell you this is an ongoing ERP type project. There is no end, just evolution. So be realistic to your upper management. It will cost six figures, and possibly seven (oh, no, Mr. Bill!) and it may be a while before savings recover outlays.
At a recent client, where we reviewed their attempt at implementation and consuled them the amount targeted for the type of installation they were trying were unrealistic. Well, a new CIO has come on board (gee, what happened to the last one; he was cutting costs!), who actually worked for a competitor of ours. He looked at the budget and claimed that it was way underfunded and needs a review to recalibrate expectations and costs.
Look, we are not in the business to drive up professional services as much as we can (and to the disbelief of some). But be realistic, this is a complex topic that will affect your business and will save money in the end. As we tell many clients, this is brain surgery. You will be messing with the core directory and authentication mechanisms that run your companies systems. One slip of the knife, and you can serious maim or kill the patient. Permanently.
So, how many people have the expectation that brain surgeons should be shopped around for the lowest cost?
Beware of boiling the ocean IdM projects (check out the "boil the ocean" analysis for Solaris 10's ZFS) IdM Projects. As mentioned before, IdM can address several different areas within the organization, including:
- Provisioning/reduced system administration
- Compliance Implementation
- Compliance reporting
- Compliance auditing
- User Self Service
- Password Resets
- "Meta" directory functions
- Reduced support tracking
- Authentication and Authorization
- Centralized directory consolidation
The last article warned of getting trapped in the compliance death spiral. Helps you get started, but your budget could end up on the cutting block.
Can't tell you how many large clients try and go after a big project and have unrealistic expectations of what it costs to implement these projects (see our ROI calculations before to help justify the costs). But we continually run into clients trying to IdM for $100K or less.
Any of the analysts within the space will tell you this is an ongoing ERP type project. There is no end, just evolution. So be realistic to your upper management. It will cost six figures, and possibly seven (oh, no, Mr. Bill!) and it may be a while before savings recover outlays.
At a recent client, where we reviewed their attempt at implementation and consuled them the amount targeted for the type of installation they were trying were unrealistic. Well, a new CIO has come on board (gee, what happened to the last one; he was cutting costs!), who actually worked for a competitor of ours. He looked at the budget and claimed that it was way underfunded and needs a review to recalibrate expectations and costs.
Look, we are not in the business to drive up professional services as much as we can (and to the disbelief of some). But be realistic, this is a complex topic that will affect your business and will save money in the end. As we tell many clients, this is brain surgery. You will be messing with the core directory and authentication mechanisms that run your companies systems. One slip of the knife, and you can serious maim or kill the patient. Permanently.
So, how many people have the expectation that brain surgeons should be shopped around for the lowest cost?
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