Human Resources

You should consider the various business and political relationships within an organization. A team of individuals should be assembled with a direct or matrixed reporting structure. Typically, Access Manager deployments have small teams that might consist of a project manager and several dedicated System Administrators. These people report to the Team Lead and further up to an owner who has responsibility across a number of related projects and often reports directly to an executive sponsor. This group is often augmented by virtual team members consisting of Sun technical resources, and LOB Application Administrators, which are used as required.

While this structure might not meet your exact needs, it does represent a fairly typical deployment team model. Although not necessarily distinct individuals, the following abstract technical roles representing various skill sets further define a typical Access Manager deployment team.