Product Description

In this easy-to-read action guide, Corbin H. Links shares key strategies for successfully planning and organizing an Identity and Access Management (IAM) Program. Mr. Links brings something to the table that no one else does - success tips and strategies that are truly vendor neutral, and designed to work for any organization regardless of size or business type. This book is the result of over 11 years designing and implementing IAM strategies for a diverse international client base. This book has one primary purpose: save organizations time and money in their Strategic Business Initiatives, without sacrificing quality or alignment with goals. The companion website to this book is located at http://www.iamsuccesstips.com.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #183881 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-18
• Binding: Paperback
• 84 pages

About the Author
Corbin H. Links is the President of Links Business Group LLC, an international provider of Strategic Business and Identity Access Management (IAM) services. Corbin is also a consultant, speaker, writer, lecturer, and podcaster on IAM and other Strategic Business & IT topics. Prior to co-founding Links Business Group LLC, Corbin was an independent and contracted consultant to a diverse clientèle which included a number of Fortune 100 companies, universities, governmental institutions, utility companies, medical companies, eCommerce companies, and several boutique industries. Corbin is highly active in the IAM and business community, and is passionate about breaking down the complexity barriers that surround the industry. In conjunction with Links Business Group LLC, he has created groundbreaking vendor-neutral methodologies for helping clients derive real value from Strategic IT Initiatives, while saving significant time and money. Prior to embarking on an 18 year Business & IT career, Corbin was a senior-level manager with a regional contract security company, a client service manager with a regional records management company, and various other management and supporting roles. This breadth of experience across many verticals gives Corbin a unique and broad perspective with which he can assist his clients in achieving optimal results.

Customer Reviews

Wish I'd had this book for my last Identity project
We had just run through an identity project and it tanked - badly. Our company was given all sorts of advice by "Industry Analyst" firms and inbound consultants from several large service delivery companies. In the end, none of it made a difference in our politically charged environment. If our stakeholders could have taken a more measured approach, such as outlined in "IAM Success Tips: Volume1", the results could have been so much better.

Having read "Digital Identity" and other well-known books in the space, here is what I can say about "IAM Success Tips: Volume 1"

--It is not designed as the standard techie or business book. If you're looking for detailed, bit-level discussion of Federation standards, Kerberos, configuring connectors, agents, integration issues, adapters and the like, this book is not for you. On the other hand, if you're interested in getting everyone on the same page and designing a long-lasting successful program that has a good chance of staying on budget and on target with manageability, this book *is* for you

--The book seems to be designed to follow in a course of subsequent volumes, and this is referenced in the book as well. Project Management, Implementation Details, and other facets of the "Six Stages" discussed in this book, will be covered in later volumes

--The book is clearly written, and contains useful examples. Moreover, it attempts to reduce the mystery surrounding identity management acronyms. I shared this book with a couple of non-technical managers, and they were able to follow along easily

--The book starts with a detailed introduction, then gets right into the tips. The tips in this book are written in mostly consecutive order, with a strong emphasis on how to start the right way before even beginning. In some ways, it reminded me of Sun Tsu's statement of "every battle is won, before it is ever fought." So true with large IT projects!!

--Following the tips, is an appendix section which covers a plethora of issues, from identity-related regulations, to role modeling. I found this section to be especially useful for additional background information I had not seen covered elsewhere on the web

Favorite parts of the book:

--The Appendix - as noted above. Provides some useful background from someone who has obviously done this in the real world, instead of philosophizing about "best practices"

-- Tip #10: "Identifying the Stakeholders With the Most to Win or Lose"

This is one of the many valuable ways in which the book tackles tough political topics. Few seem to understand, my company included, that politics and culture make or break projects, not technology. (Though technology can cause its own set of issues.) The stakeholder tips were well worth the read and will be useful in my next project.

Overall, I would highly recommend this book. It is concise, well-written, useful, not too long and not too short, and easy to follow.

The missing link for a methodology around IAM implementation
I have worked in the Identity and Access Management space since 1999 and have seen so many books focused on technology. This is the first book I have read takes a different approach that is based on a more practical angle focusing first on the business process, people, and requirements. I like how the book has been put together because it is practical, makes sense, and to the point without a lot of fluff. The book is not bogged down with technical jargon and specific technologies. It is focused on real world practical experience and being in the field of IAM I can certainly agree with all the information and am going to be leveraging it for my own engagements with clients. Well worth the big price!!!

Taking Identity Access Management to the Next Level
I bought this book from another site but am now buying it for a colleague of mine as a gift. I can't say enough about this book. I had a project with a Fortune 100 company with a limited budget and time line so I needed all the advantages I could get to complete the project successfully. I used tips and advice from this book which literally saved me countless hours, headaches and meetings with demanding project managers on just how to successfully complete my project. This book helped me understand the crucial "preplanning" steps required for a program of that size, and with the advice in this book, I was finally able to convince management to send us offsite for a few days to come up with the right program concept to understand the real business value and goals. A great tool with an easy to understand format. I'm looking forward to the next book.

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