Creating and Negotiating IAM Scope of Work (SOW) Documents – Part I

Greetings!

Identity Management Success Podcast – Episode 32 is released! In today’s episode, I discuss that famous (and infamous) topic of the “SOW”, or “Scope of Work” document. Having been involved with the SOW process with multiple companies — on both sides of the table — I have a few lessons learned to share.

[Disclaimer] – Today’s discussion of Scope of Work (SOW) and Master Agreements involves documents which are often very legal in nature, aside from their technical and project management components. I am not an attorney, and Links Business Group LLC is not a legal firm. Nothing discussed in Episode 32 is intended to provide, or request legal advice. Please seek the advice of your attorney(ies) or internal legal department for any questions regarding contractual issues.[/Disclaimer]

Topics Covered on Identity Management Success Podcast – Episode 32

1. Announcements and updates
2. Definition and discussion of SOW (Scope of Work) and Master Agreement Documents — plus comparison and contrast between the two
3. Pre-work phase. All the things that need to happen *before* pen meets paper (HINT:  As with many IAM Programs, this is the stage in which many SOW’s fail, before they begin. This piece is *very* important)
4. Discussion of project billing types and models
5. Timelines, budget, task ownership
6. Summary

And much, much, more!! Be sure to stay tuned to the Identity Management Success Podcast for Part II, which will be available the week of 7 September 2009. Be sure to join the Identity Management Success Mailing List to stay in touch with the latest news, receive special list-member only benefits such as special downloads and podcasts, and of course — select weekly IAM Success Tips delivered straight to your email inbox. Joining is quick and easy. Just visit http://www.linksbusinessgroup.com/, enter your first name and email address in the subscription boxes and click Submit.

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Thanks for listening!

All the Best, of Identity Management Success

Corbin H. Links,
Links Business Group LLC
(and narrator of the “Identity Management Success Podcast”)

 

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Post written by Corbin Links on September 1, 2009 in IAM Success Tips