Greetings!

“Kill ROI Was Here – Identity Management Success #39 is released! Today’s episode is brought to you by IAM Success Tips: Volume III – Print Edition containing everything you need to Design and Architect your IAM System for maximum results.

Here is the list of topics covered on today’s show:

[Intro and Disclaimers]

[Announcements and Updates]

New IAMWorld Academy released! Additional details in the podcast and soon be posted here on the blog. To join right away, please click the new membership link to get started.

[Main Segment]

  • Answering your questions about IT Consulting as a profession
  • Detailed discussion of IAM Program “ROI” and a big tip from the field on where to start
  • And much, much, more!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

IAMWorld Academy – Membership Signup Link

“IAM Success Tips: Volume III – Print Edition” http://www.linksbusinessgroup.com/volume3print

iTunes URL: http://www.linksbusinessgroup.com/itunes

Want to gain platinum access to IAM Books, Materials, Private Blog, Podcast Archive, Unlimited questions for Corbin and much more? Join us at the Academy.

Download Episode 39 from iTunes, or use the inline player below.

Until Next Time,

All the Best, of Identity Management Success

-Corbin Links

Identity Management Success Podcast is © 2003 – 2009 Links Business Group LLC. All Rights Reserved.

 
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IAM Success Tips: Volume III – Print “Proof” edition that is

In celebration of IAM Success Tips: Volume III being successfully approved for listing, I’m offering a very special pre-launch promotion. Short and sweet – here it is:

I am giving away an exclusive signed “Proof” edition of Volume III – Print Edition. In fact, it’s the only one in existence and is the actual proof copy we just approved for the final print run. The only differences between this edition and the full retail edition listed on Amazon.com are:

  • It is signed by the author (me)
  • It says “Proof” on the back page

Truly a one-of-a kind! To win, here is all you have to do:

  • Write me a brief note telling me which tip, of all the tips you have read in my books or heard on the podcast, has helped you the most. Please tell me which tip it was and specifically how you implemented it.
  • Be sure to include your contact information so that we can follow up with the winning entry and make shipping arrangements.

How to submit your entry:

The winner will be notified by email and optionally, announced on the blog or podcast if the winner so chooses. Contest closes 6 November 2009, but might close even sooner if I find the perfect entry. So enter right away! The winner will be hand-selected from all the entries submitted. Good luck!

All the Best, of Identity Management Success

Corbin Links, Author
IAM Success Tips Books

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Greetings!

“IAM Design Specification – Identity Management Success #38 is released! Today’s episode is brought to you by IAM Success Tips: Volume III – Digital Edition containing everything you need to Design and Architect your IAM System for maximum results.

Here is the list of topics covered on today’s show:

[Main Segment]

    • What is an IAM Design Specification anyway?
    • Who should be included (and excluded) on the IAM Design and Architecture Team?
    • A detailed list of design inclusions
    • Detailed discussion of design assumptions
    • General document sections and structure (must have minimums!)
    • And much, much more!

      To join the IAM Success Tips Mailing List today, visit http://www.linksbusinessgroup.com. Be sure to add “iam-success@aweber.com” and “info@linksbusinessgroup.com” to your safe senders or whitelist so that you receive all news, bonuses, and updates.

      Resources mentioned in this episode:

      “IAM Success Tips: Volume I – Print Edition” http://www.linksbusinessgroup.com/volume1print
      “IAM Success Tips: Volume II  – Print Edition” http://www.linksbusinessgroup.com/volume2print
      “IAM Success Tips: Volume III – Digital Edition” http://www.linksbusinessgroup.com/volume3print

      iTunes URL:  http://www.linksbusinessgroup.com/itunes

      Ready to save hundreds of thousands of dollars on our IAM Design Specification? Contact Links Business Group LLC today at +1 877 769 8938, or email to “info – at – linksbusinessgroup.com”

      Download Episode 38 from iTunes, or use the inline player below.

      Until Next Time,

      All the Best, of Identity Management Success

      -Corbin Links

      Identity Management Success Podcast is © 2003 – 2009 Links Business Group LLC. All Rights Reserved.

       
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      Greetings everyone!

      It’s here! IAM Design Secrets – or, as we’re officially calling it IAM Success Tips:  Volume III is now available in glorious PDF.

      Here are some of the some of the time saving, headache saving, money saving, CIO rejoicing benefits you will quickly gain from Volume III:

      • You and your design team and architects will ramp up quickly. Over 12 years of IAM Design tips, tricks, strategies compressed in one portable, easy-to-read book
      • You will save immense amounts of time not reading through stacks and stacks of vendor manuals web searches and making frantic calls to industry analyst firms. Know everything you need to know before you pick up a 3000 page vendor manual. When you finally do have to pick up the giant manual, you’ll be able to only spend your time on only the handful of pieces that are relevant to your design.
      • Save countless thousands of hours (and dollars!) on expensive vendor and “industry analyst” seminars. Have all the design information you need right in your laptop, PDA, smart phone, or Kindle.
      • Reuse and re-purpose your existing infrastructure investments.
      • Quickly understand, select and design the right identity model for your organization.
      • Become your organization’s “super champion architect” by creating useful, extensible, scalable, efficient, effective and business relevant IAM Designs
      • Understand how IAM industry concepts such as “User Centricity” and “Federation” can impact your business, and more importantly: how they won’t
      • Learn what every organization must understand about roles and legacy systems *before* the design
      • Become efficient and effective at collecting, analyzing and applying your actual business requirements to real-world design
      • Hear exclusive Volume III rapid-train audio (RTA) and download design templates that you can review, study and even modify for your own use
      • And much, much more

      But what if there was even more?… Well, there is! In addition, to everything included between the digital “covers” of IAM Success Tips: Volume III, you also get the following bonuses:

      • Exclusive Q & A with me, covering a range of topics not addressed in the public podcasts
      • Our famous “Five Things the Big IAM Vendors Do Not Want You to Know” podcast
      • “Discovering Discovery” audio program. This is one of the most important audio programs in our series and was only made available to early members of the Identity Management Success List. Now you can download your own copy and learn how to successfully “stack the deck” in favor of success when first launching your new IAM Program (or re-launching an existing one)
      • “Identity Management Success – third party book review.” In this exclusive audio available to only to select list members, I interview one of the definitive IAM books on the market today (hint: it’s not one of mine :-) )
      • JUST ADDED TODAY! – “User-centric Identity vs. Centralized Identity and How it Impacts Your Design – Audio Program.” Hot off the presses of the newly released IAM Success Tips: Volume III, this mini audio book covers content read directly out of Volume III.

      Ready to create your IAM Program Design today? Click the button below and immediately get all the secrets of Identity Access Management (IAM) architecture and design:

      Click to own Volume III today

      And of course, Volume III is backed by our 45-day money back guarantee.

      45 Day Guarantee

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      Greetings!

      “Federation 101 – Identity Management Success Podcast #37″ is released! Today’s episode is brought to you by IAM Success Tips:  Volume I – Digital Edition, containing everything you need to Concept and Strategize your IAM Program for maximum results.

      Here is the list of topics covered on today’s show:

      • Introduction, announcements, disclaimers
      • List of announcements (a lot going on this week)
      • Special announcement about the special Fourth Quarter 2009 Identity Management Success List membership bonus (bonus podcast went out this week to members of the Identity Management Success Mailing List.) If you are an active list member and have not yet received your copy, please email “info – at – linksbusinessgroup.com” and we will get the link out to you. Not yet subscribed to the Identity Management Success List? Just enter your real first name and a valid email address in the subscription boxes and you will be receiving bonuses and weekly tips delivered directly to your inbox.

      [Q & A Segment]

      • Detailed follow up to last week’s Q & A about IAM projects, skills and resumes
      • Answers to recent questions about accessing archived versions of the “Identity Management Success Podcast”
      • Answers to recent questions about localized products

      [Main Segment]

      • What is Federation?
      • How does Federation differ from ”regular“ authentication/authorization, SSO, and eSSO?
      • Do you really need it? (Business case discussion)
      • What technologies are involved?
      • How are vendor products involved?
      • Can Open Source options be used? Are there options to do Federation ”on the cheap?“
      • How long does it take to implement?
      • Five things you can do TODAY to prepare your organization to become a Federation champion
      • And much, much more!

      Download Episode 37 from iTunes, or use the inline player below.

      Want more information on federation, identity models, access and authorization? Join the IAMWorld Academy at http://www.iamworldacademy.com (coming very soon!) and stay up to date with iam technologies, trends, and real-world practical advice.

      Stay tuned for Episode 38: Creating Effective IAM Design Specifications which will release by 20 October 2009.

      Until Next Time,

      All the Best, of Identity Management Success

      -Corbin Links

      Identity Management Success Podcast is © 2003 – 2009 Links Business Group LLC. All Rights Reserved.

       
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      Greetings!

      Crafting Effective IAM Communication Plans – Identity Management Success #36″ is now released! Here are the items discussed on today’s show:

      • Intro & Disclaimers
      • No Announcements and Updates Segment Today

      [Q & A Segment]

      • Questions about GIAC and CISSP Certifications
      • Questions about IAM career moves and planning
      • Questions about podcast gear and methods

      To join the IAM Success Tips Mailing List today, visit LinksBusinessGroup.com. Be sure to add “iam-success – at – aweber.com” and “info – at – linksbusinessgroup.com” to your safe senders or whitelist so that you receive all news, bonuses, and updates.

      [Main Segment]

      • What an IAM Program Communications Plan is and why we should care (what it includes, what it does not)
      • How IAM Communications Plans differ from other types of Enterprise IT communications
      • Top Six Considerations for building and managing an *effective* IAM Communications Plan
      • Discussion of three main types of communication: Host-based static, System Generated Mails and Notifications, and Human-crafted messages
      • What the text should be for each type of communication, and what each communication should include
      • And much, much, more…

      Resources mentioned in this episode:

      New RSS Feeds:
      –”Everything” feed (all blog posts, articles, announcements and podcasts)
      “Podcast Only” feed (just the podcasts)

      iTunes URL: http://www.linksbusinessgroup.com/itunes

      Download Episode #36 here, subscribe on iTunes, or use the inline player at the bottom of this post.

      Need help building your IAM Communications Plan? Please contact Links Business Group LLC today at +1 877 769 8938, or email to “info -at – linksbusinessgroup.com.”

      Stay tuned for Episode 37: “Federation 101″ which will release by 13 October 2009.

      Until Next Time,

      All the Best, of Identity Management Success

      -Corbin Links

      Identity Management Success Podcast is © 2003 – 2009 Links Business Group LLC. All Rights Reserved.

       
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      Greetings!

      “How to Succeed at IAM Program Restarts – Identity Management Success #35″ is now released! Here are the things discussed on today’s show:

      • Announcements and updates
      • New RSS feeds
      • Membership Site Updates
      • Mailing List Updates
      • Website Updates

      To join the IAM Success Tips Mailing List today, visit LinksBusinessGroup.com. Be sure to add “iam-success — at — aweber.com” and “info — at — linksbusinessgroup.com” to your safe senders or whitelist so that you receive all news, bonuses, and updates.

      • Review of “Restarts” from “Episode 29″ and the “Standish Report”
      • Compare and contrast Program and Project “Starts” and “Restarts” (They are strongly related, but bery different)
      • What to do and how to find and understand the causes of previous project failures
      • How to turn failure into success
      • Additional IAM Program resources
      • And much, much more!

      Resources mentioned in “Episode 35″:

      New RSS Feeds:

      iTunes URL:  http://www.linksbusinessgroup.com/itunes

      To request your free copy of the “IAM Data Collection Worksheet” discussed in today’s episode, please email your request to “info@linksbusinessgroup.com”

      Stay tuned for Episode 36: “Crafting Winning IAM Communication Plans” which will release by 7 October 2009.

      Until Next Time,

      All the Best, of Identity Management Success

      -Corbin Links

       
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      IAM Success Tips: Volume I – Digital Edition

      $99.00 USD Digital Edition / Print Edition available direct from Amazon.com (NOTE: Digital Editions purchased using the “Buy Now” button include lifetime updates and bonus downloads for FREE. Printed versions do not.)

      The book that started it all! Covers IAM Program Stage One: Concepting and Strategizing

      “Corbin Links really has an uncanny ability to extract and clarify the business
      impact of Identity and Access Management solutions. He is one of our industry’s foremost writers on the topic of real-world IAM technology solutions and has the battle scars to provide real insight into how-to-implement and where to look for pitfalls and obstacles throughout the process.

      Matt Flynn, NetVision

      “I just finished reading Corbin Links’ IAM Success Tips: Volume I and really think it would be a great resource for any new IdM initiative your organization might be starting. I know that I will try to implement many of the suggestions in the book as we move forward with our project.”

      Mike Conklin, Lead Analyst, University of Rochester

      “Corbin Links’ IAM Success Tips helped us get off the ground quickly and plan our software projects right the first time. We were not interested in fad tools, or methods that had failed us before. Reading and  applying the tips has allowed us to build a sustainable security program that performs well within our budgetary guidelines and satisfies our stakeholders.”

      Theodore Pehnec, President, Pehnec Gems


      In this easy-to-read action guide, Corbin H. Links shares key strategies for successfully conceiving and building 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.

      Just a few of the things you will learn in Volume I:

      • Understanding and applying our exclusive IAM Six Stage Model
      • Deep discussion and action points for this “Missing Manual” for the “Missing Step” in almost all programs: the Concepting and Strategizing Stage
      • Compare and contrast winning vs. failing IAM Program Strategies – and ensure your program team is on the Winning Side
      • Understand when IAM is an appropriate business strategy — and also when it is not
      • Extensive Appendix and Definitions sections covering all the crucial details and “TLA’s” (Three Letter Acronyms)
      • An exclusive “Tour” of Regulations around the world, and how they impact IAM Programs
      • How to find and work with the REAL stakeholders in any IAM Program and get them on your side
      • All Digital Products come with a LIFETIME UPDATE GUARANTEE! Tired of investing in other business books, only to find that you have to buy each new revision? Not here. If we update any of the digital product versions you currently own, we will upgrade your existing version for FREE (Offer limited to upgrades of existing product types and versions previously or currently purchased)
      • All Digital Products include additional BONUS items, including special white papers, strategies, members-only audio, and more!
      • And much, much more

      Buy IAM Success Tips:  Volume I Today!

      buy-now-print

      More Testimonials

      “Corbin Links is definitely one of the premier experts in the identity world.
      After years in the industry, you can sift between the individuals who just
      understand the components of a technology and those who truly understand its
      value to the business. Corbin not only has technical foresight but understands
      its relationship to resolving business problems as well. He brings a wealth of
      experience, insight and professionalism to the table, and is definitely someone
      you would want in your network.

      Ashraf Motiwala, Director of Identity Management, Identropy, Inc.

      “Mr. Links’ professionalism as seen in his ability to balance the needs of client
      stakeholders with the time and budget constraints of the project ensured a
      successful implementation.

      Dave Wessels, Project Manager, Crescent Enterprise Solutions

      Buy IAM Success Tips:  Volume I Today!

      buy-now-print

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      Check out our new video on the Six Required Stages of any Successful IAM Program

      Hello Everyone,

      Well, it’s been push push push over here to complete the newly combined and updated site. We are getting closer and closer all the time. A few more keystrokes and and a few more cups of coffee…..

      Here is where we are:

      • Graphically and structurally, the new site migration is about 90% complete
      • The IAMSuccessTips.com site is still active, and will remain up for another 1 – 3 days while the integration is completed
      • The Identity Management Success Store is newly updated and ready for business (we will be adding a number of things there as well in the coming weeks)
      • Any backlinks you have to LinksBusinessGroup.com/blog articles, or URL’s on IAMSuccessTips.com may not yet be redirected. If you visit any of the old links, they may not have the new site template yet. We should have everything done by Wednesday or Thursday of this week
      • Identity Management Success Podcast – Episode 35 will release on 24 September

      Much more to come! In the meantime, please have a look at our new Six Stages of IAM Video and subscribe to our Youtube channel.

      Until Next Time, All the Best, of Identity Management Success

      -Corbin Links

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      UPDATED 23-September-2009

      Greetings!

      “Identity Management Design Considerations – Episode 34″ is released! In this sister podcast to “Access Management Design Considerations – Episode 31″, I discuss a whole lot of things you need to know when planning an Identity Management System design or architecture.

      **Topics discussed on today’s show**

      • IAM Success Tips Announcements and updates
      • How to join the “Identity Management Success Mailing List” and gain access to special bonuses such as podcasts, downloads, and weekly success tip mailing

      (To join the Identity Management Success List today, visit LinksBusinessGroup.com. Be sure to add “iam-success@aweber.com” and “info@linksbusinessgroup.com” to your safe senders or white or safe senders list so that you receive all news, bonuses, and updates.)

      • Review of Access Management Design Considerations from Episode 31
      • Compare and contrast Identity Management System design and Access Management System Design
      • Discuss a long list of crucial Identity Management Design considerations, including how to address legacy systems
      • ERP integration tips and recommendations
      • Discussion of resource adapters and connectors:  which to use, which not to use, planning for numbers, and more
      • How to use existing in-house reports to facilitate Identity Management Design
      • Summary
      • Where to get your PMP training (for Project and Program Managers)

      And much, much more!

      Resources mentioned in this episode:

      To request your free copy of the “IAM Data Collection Worksheet” discussed in today’s episode, please email your request to “info@linksbusinessgroup.com” I’ll be sure you get yours within one business day.

      Have more questions? Need to talk to someone who has “been there” can help guide you through an end-to-end Identity Management or Access Management Design? Call Links Business Group LLC today at +1 877 769 8938. Need to ramp up fast for a new IAM Program or Restart? Be sure to check out the IAM Success Tips Series: Volume I and II.

      To listen to Identity Management Design Considerations – Episode #34, click here, or subscribe directly in iTunes. (Please leave us a review in iTunes if you find the podcast useful.)

      All the Best, of Identity Management Success!

      Corbin H. Links,
      Links Business Group LLC


      Identity Management Success Podcast is Copyright 2003 – 2009 Links Business Group LLC. All Rights Reserved.

       
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