Organization chart example

An organization might need an extended structure to manage its services and employees. For example, an organization might require a structure similar to Figure 1.

The organization chart in this example includes the following advantages.

• The high-level split of services from people separates identity management from management of the solution.

  To implement the structure, we would configure admin domains to provide management of objects.

• The user container structure is based on one or more user attributes.

  There might be structures for a reporting or other line of business hierarchy

In this example:

• The user branch is a simple structure that is based on a common piece of data, such as the family name. This model is easy to deploy and requires little placement rule coding for the identity feed. The branch structure is largely based on the information available in the identity feed and the number of users in each container. We must analyze the identity data before you confirm the structure.

• The services branch contains all services, policies, and other objects along with their access control items. The structure depends on the requirements for management and ownership of the services and other considerations.

When pilot tests are complete, deploying a more complex structure might keep the service branch as it is and build the new user structure. We then move the users into the new structure. There are many alternatives other than this example. For an organization with centralized management, we might create a branch that contains services. We might build a separate branch or branches that contain users, each with its own delegated administration. For organizations with distributed management, we might create a container that has both services and people. For more information about organization design for IBM Security Identity Manager, see Redpapers or Redbooks that might be published for this product. These sources are provided by the IBM International Technical Support Organization. We can also refer to IBM Global Business Services or another qualified project management consultant.

Parent topic: Organization tree planning