Everything you need to get identity under control

We have the deepest hands-on delivery experience with Saviynt and SailPoint, and have also delivered on Oracle IAM, CyberArk, Ping Identity, and Microsoft Entra ID. Every strategy engagement starts vendor-neutral — if a platform decision is on the table, we run a structured evaluation rather than defaulting to what we know best.

That's actually the cleanest starting point. For greenfield organisations, we run a full RFP across the whole IAM capability stack — identity governance, privileged access, and cloud IAM — evaluated together against your actual requirements, not platform by platform. We're highly experienced at running these procurements end to end, having taken organisations through this exact process before:

• Requirements workshops that translate your business and risk needs into a weighted evaluation matrix
• Market and vendor longlist, narrowed to a shortlist genuinely capable of meeting your requirements
• Formal RFP issued and vendor responses scored consistently against that matrix, not gut feel
• Side-by-side proof-of-concept testing against your real use cases, not a vendor's demo script
• Final recommendation report, plus support through commercial and contract negotiation

As a specialist advisory firm rather than a product-based boutique, we don't resell any platform or earn a licence margin, so we have no bias toward the outcome. You get a defensible, evidence-based recommendation built around your risk — not a decision shaped by whichever vendor pays our commission.

Every scoring matrix is built from your specific requirements first — not a generic ranking we reuse across clients. Vendor responses and proof-of-concept results are scored against that matrix, not gut feel or familiarity. We also factor in independent analyst research, including Gartner and Forrester reports, as one input alongside your requirements and our own hands-on delivery experience — though the final weighting always comes back to what actually matters for your environment. We're not a Gartner or Forrester partner, and we don't claim to be; we simply read the same research a well-informed buyer would.

Yes — that's one of the more common starting points we see. We've migrated organisations off ageing on-premises platforms and bespoke, internally built identity systems onto modern, supported commercial platforms, without disrupting live services. We handle the entitlement and data migration strategy, run the new platform alongside the old one during cutover, and decommission the legacy system only once the new one is proven in production.

Both, and we prefer it that way — a roadmap is only as good as the architecture behind it. We design the solution architecture ourselves: identity data flows, integration patterns, role and policy models, and how the platform sits alongside your existing directory, HR, and IT Service Management (ITSM) systems. It's part of every Strategy engagement, not a separate hand-off to another firm — and the same team that designs it is available to build it.

IAM Tech scopes every engagement directly with senior leadership and stays accountable for it landing — but delivery isn't a one-person operation. For programmes that need more hands, we bring in a vetted bench of specialists — business analysts, QA/test engineers, and developers — scaled to exactly what the work requires and stood down when it doesn't. You'll always know exactly who's doing the work and why.

IAM assessments inevitably touch sensitive entitlement, identity, and sometimes personal data. We work under mutual NDAs as standard, scope access to only what the engagement needs, and handle everything in line with UK GDPR. Nothing leaves the engagement beyond the agreed deliverables.

Yes. We carry professional indemnity and cyber liability insurance and employer's liability insurance, and operate IR35-compliant. Certificates are available on request as part of any procurement or due diligence process.

Yes — that's the norm, not the exception. Most engagements integrate directly with your internal team, existing vendors, and any managed service providers already in place. We scope around what's already there, not around replacing it.

Yes. Engagements range from a focused two-week assessment to a multi-year transformation programme. Most relationships start small — a health check, a gap assessment, or a single high-priority fix — and scale from there once the value is clear.

Whichever fits the work: hourly or daily rates for focused advisory and expert support, or a scoped, project-based fee when we're delivering a defined outcome end to end. We agree the model, rate, and scope upfront before any work begins, and we'll flag it clearly if scope looks likely to change.

For scoping conversations and initial assessments, typically within a week. Full delivery engagements depend on scope and current commitments — we'll always tell you honestly rather than overpromise a start date we can't hit.

Both. We've delivered programmes across 6 countries, combining remote delivery with on-site time where it genuinely adds value — workshops, go-live support, stakeholder sessions. We'll agree the right mix for your organisation upfront.

Both. Access Management (day-two support) is one of our core services precisely because IAM programmes decay without ongoing attention. It's expert-level support from the people who understand your platform — not a generic vendor ticket queue. We can hand back to your team fully, stay on for ongoing support, or anything in between.

ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, GDPR, and DORA, among others — including hands-on ISO 27001 Lead Auditor certification held by Naveen Jayakumar, our founder. We map identity controls to whichever framework actually applies to your business.

Client engagements are described at the sector level and kept anonymous by design — the specifics of another organisation's identity risk aren't ours to publish. References can be arranged directly with a prospective client under the right context; just ask when we talk.

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