The First Step to IAM Success? Get the Strategy Right.
IDMWORKS designs, de-risks, and aligns identity programs for modern organizations.
Don’t invest millions in identity tools without a battle-tested advisory partner
We help CISOs, CIOs, and security leaders build future-proof identity strategies that reduce risk, maximize ROI, and deliver faster time to value.
Implementing an identity and access management solution feels like you’re in a labyrinth without a map. The project consumes time and budget while you backtrack, navigate twists and turns, and go over the same ground.
IAM is a complex, fragmented market, and CISOs face numerous challenges. They must deal with evolving business needs, competing vendors and a multitude of specialists hyper-focused on their own narrow field.
We work with your team to evolve a practical business case and roadmap that is business-driven, and innovation-led. Our approach fosters a risk aware workforce, and helps you define access policies appropriate to your organization.
Our advisory team of experienced identity and security experts have led Identity and Access Management (IAM) teams themselves. IDMWORKS combines IAM vendor knowledge with practical deployment and team management experience to design IAM solutions that deliver ROI.
Cut Through the Noise: Fireside Chats That Put IAM Into Focus
IDMWORKS Fireside Chats are executive-level conversations designed to simplify the complexity of identity and access management. In just one session, our advisors help you uncover hidden gaps, validate your strategy, and identify clear next steps that tie identity directly to business outcomes.
Book a fireside chat to gain:
- Clarity in Complexity: Get a clear, unbiased view of where your IAM program stands today.
- Strong Executive Alignment: Translate technical IAM challenges into boardroom-ready business language.
- An Actionable Roadmap: Walk away with defined next steps that accelerate maturity and ROI.
- Rare, Expert Guidance: Access decades of real-world identity leadership from advisors who’ve built and run IAM programs at scale.
- Insights Tailored to Your Situation: Each chat is customized to your unique environment, industry, and growth objectives.
Your Challenge Identity Complexity Isn’t a Technology Problem. It’s a Strategy Problem.
Identity today is more fragmented, fast-moving, and business-critical than ever. Most programs stall, not because of bad tools, but because of missing or misaligned strategy:
- Multiple stakeholders with conflicting priorities
- No clear business case or measurement of success
- Fragmented vendor environments with no guiding roadmap
- IAM teams overloaded with tactical fires, not strategic alignment
This means delays, rework, overspending, and zero business impact.
When You Need Strategy More than Support
Partnering with IDMWORKS program advisory gives your organization the benefits of specialist expertise, resources, objectivity, and efficiency. Let us help you navigate the challenges of modern identity and access management.
The IDMWORKS team works with you to:
- Assess and rationalize your technology portfolio around IAM.
- Develop a workable, forward-thinking IAM strategy.
- Plan out your roadmap milestones for effective implementation.
- Evaluate and select best-fit IAM technologies.
- Manage and optimize so you achieve the agreed business benefit.
If you're...
Launching Identity
Modernizing Identity
Under Audit Pressure
Going Through M&A
Scaling Globally
We help you...
Create a phased, business-aligned roadmap
Rationalize tools and de-risk legacy decisions
Evaluate compliance posture and readiness
Merge identity systems securely and smoothly
Evaluate cloud vs. hybrid strategy
So you can...
Reduce project risk and get faster time to value
Build a lean, future-ready stack
Proactively pass regulatory reviews
Eliminate identity chaos during integration
Enable growth with security and control
Strategic Identity Moves for the Real World The IDMWORKS Program Advisory team identifies the gaps in your IAM ecosystem. We review risks and opportunities and prioritize the next steps to jump-start your project.
Our multi-year, multi-phase programs deliver faster financial benefit. With broad-ranging vendor partnerships and extensive expertise across security technologies, we align customized IAM solutions with your business goals.
- Identity veterans, not career consultants. Our team brings 40+ years of collective C-level experience leading identity programs at scale. We know what works and what fails.
- Vendor-neutral, business-first. We recommend what’s best for your ideal outcomes, not our tech stack.
- Start-to-scale guidance. From quick wins to multi-year programs, we tailor your strategy to your org’s maturity level.
- CISO-to-CISO perspective. We help you communicate identity program value at the executive and board level.
Our Advisory Services, Aligned to Your Needs
IAM Strategy and Roadmap Development
Define a vision. Align teams. Create a multi-phase roadmap for high-impact IAM.
Business Value Assessment (BVA)
Build the business case with our proprietary BVA model that identifies savings, risk reductions, and ROI.
Technology Portfolio Rationalization
Eliminate redundancies, identify gaps, and position for cloud or hybrid IAM evolution.
Compliance Readiness Strategy
GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, NIST: we align IAM with your industry’s regulatory obligations.
IAM Accountability Health Check
Ongoing performance monitoring and executive dashboards to ensure programs stay on track.
IAM Strategy That Delivers
$8M
Saved through vendor rationalization (Fortune 500 healthcare org)
100%
Audit readiness achieved in <90 days (public sector agency)
60+
Identity programs re-architected since 2020
Named
SailPoint Partner of the Year for delivery excellence
- A healthcare organization relied on manual, fragmented IAM processes. IDMWORKS delivered a strategic roadmap, starting with a centralized IGA solution to automate provisioning, access requests, and RBAC. As the client merged systems, IDMWORKS aligned IAM strategy, consolidated platforms, and enabled agile, scalable identity management tailored to business growth.
How IDMWORKS streamlined IAM with IGA for a healthcare merger
- A global enterprise relied on SAP for IAM but needed modernization. IDMWORKS replaced legacy processes with SailPoint IdentityIQ, automating provisioning, lifecycle events, and onboarding. Using agile delivery with Azure DevOps and Jenkins, they streamlined deployments, onboarding 50+ apps per quarter. The result: stronger identity security and a high-performing IGA program.
How IDMWORKS modernized IGA by replacing SAP with SailPoint IdentityIQ
Trusted Experts. Proven Leaders. Real Results
Our Advisory Services are led by a team of seasoned identity strategists. Each brings deep domain experience, cross-industry expertise, and a relentless focus on execution. These are the people who turn your IAM vision into a strategic advantage.
Bill Willis
Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
Matt Connors
Head of Advisory
Chris Anderson
Director of Technical Presales
Jessica Sebastian
Identity Advisor
Nicholas Bowerman
Identity Advisor
Gigi Sherer
Identity Advisor
Trusted by the Best: Our Advisory Team by the Numbers
250+
IAM programs guided by our advisors
From roadmap to rollout and beyond
92%
Client re-engagement rate
Trusted long after initial delivery
20+
Years average identity experience per lead advisor
Strategy grounded in execution
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