building-identity-governance-lifecycle-process

# Building Identity Governance Lifecycle Process ## When to Use - Organization lacks automated joiner-mover-leaver (JML) processes for identity management - Access provisioning is manual and takes days, creating productivity loss and security gaps - Former employees retain access to systems after termination (orphaned accounts) - Role explosion has created thousands of roles with unclear ownership and overlapping entitlements - Compliance requirements mandate documented identity lifecycle processes (SOX, HIPAA, GDPR) - No centralized visibility into who has access to what across the enterprise **Do not use** for single-application user management; identity governance addresses cross-system lifecycle management requiring correlation of authoritative HR sources with downstream application provisioning. ## Prerequisites - Authoritative HR system (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, BambooHR) as identity source of truth - IGA platform (SailPoint, Saviynt, One Identity) or Microsoft Entra ID Governance - Active Directory and/or Azure AD as primary directory services - Application connectors for target systems requiring automated provisioning - Defined organizational role structure and reporting hierarchy - Stakeholder buy-in from HR, IT, security, and business unit managers ## Workflow ### Step 1: Define Identity Lifecycle States and Transitions Map the identity lifecycle from hire to termination: ```python """ Identity Lifecycle State Machine Defines all identity states and val...