On Making a Business Case for Identity Management …

A recent article, by Katherine Walsh, titled “How to Make a Business Case for Identity Management” provides a few tips on how to articulate a business case for Identity Management:

• Decide what IdM means to you
• Articulate the Business Performance and Productivity Benefits of IDM
• Create a Tangible, Phased Implementation Plan
• Don't Forget to Have a 'Mr. or Ms. IDM'--Is This You?
• Avoid Scare Tactics or Pigeonholing

I think that, from a CSO/CISO perspective, it would also make sense to clearly articulate the Business Risk Mitigation factors that IdM could bring …

--- NOTE: my original HP blog can be found here ---