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Vacancy Management and Hierarchies Part 4: Cost Center Ownership
September 1, 2010 by Ioana Bazavan Justus · Leave a Comment
I once talked to a finance manager and asked her why her group couldn't produce an accurate list of cost center owners. Her response was simple, "I would love to have an updated … [Read More...]

How can The Catalyst Method™ benefit your efforts?
August 31, 2010 by Michael Santarcangelo · Leave a Comment
In Chapter 6 of Into the Breach (click here to listen to the audio book version of the chapter), I shared a method I use to effectively assess people, information and risk – … [Read More...]
Vacancy Management and Hierarchies Part 3: Data/Access Ownership
August 25, 2010 by Ioana Bazavan Justus · 1 Comment
How often has a customer sat waiting on an access request, only to discover that it was delayed because the approver left the company and there was no replacement? This is an all-too-common … [Read More...]
Vacancy Management and Hierarchies Part 2: Line Management Hierarchy
August 18, 2010 by Ioana Bazavan Justus · 1 Comment
In this month’s Introduction, three hierarchies were introduced. We continue the series discussing the first of those: line management. The line management hierarchy is the most … [Read More...]
Identity Management Series – Vacancy Management and Hierarchies Part 1: Introduction
August 11, 2010 by Ioana Bazavan Justus · Leave a Comment
So far in this series on identity management, the focus has been on activities and cleanups for data that is ultimately handled by identity manager. Now we shift the lens to focus … [Read More...]
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