From insight to action. From risk to roadmap
PAM Maturity Assessment Service Overview
After understanding your current PAM maturity, the next step is decisive planning. Too many organisations have visibility into their PAM weaknesses but lack a credible strategy to close the gaps.
Our Smart Access PAM Strategy service bridges this divide. It converts maturity and gap analysis into an outcome-driven, risk-aligned strategy that speaks the language of CISOs, regulators, and transformation leaders.
Built on the Smart Access PAM Framework, this strategy aligns directly to NIST CSF 2.0, ensuring audit-ready coverage across identity governance, access controls, monitoring, and resilience.
Why You Need a PAM Strategy
✅ Audit Gaps ≠ Action Plans: Knowing you have weaknesses isn’t enough. You need a credible, sequenced plan to fix them—aligned to your risk appetite, resource capacity, and business dependencies.
✅ Tool-Led = Risk-Lagging: Many organisations start with tech (a vault or broker) and fail because they lack the governance, process, and operating model to make it stick. Strategy avoids expensive missteps.
✅ Regulators Expect Evidence: PRA, FCA, and EBA all require structured, prioritised PAM improvements. We ensure you meet and exceed their expectations with board-ready documentation.
✅ Without Strategy, PAM Fails: Programmes stall without prioritisation. Technology sits unused. Admin accounts remain unmanaged. This strategy ensures momentum, alignment, and delivery.
What the PAM Strategy Includes
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Target Operating Model: Define what “good” looks like—governance, control ownership, technical architecture, and identity lifecycle integration.
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Risk-Aligned Priorities: We triage initiatives based on business risk, maturity gaps, and compliance urgency—not technical complexity.
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Multi-Phase Roadmap: Short-, medium-, and long-term initiatives structured for traction—quick wins first, foundational work next, maturity-building last.
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Strategic Principles: Establish the non-negotiables of your PAM approach: e.g., enforce least privilege, adopt just-in-time access, or centralise oversight.
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Metrics & KPIs: Define how you’ll measure progress: compliance KPIs, audit pass rates, risk reduction, and maturity improvement over time.
Methodology (Summarised)
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Strategy workshops with cybersecurity, IAM, audit, and infrastructure leaders
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Collaborative visioning of the target state (based on Smart Access PAM maturity model)
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Prioritisation based on business drivers, regulatory obligations, and risk posture
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NIST CSF 2.0 mapping to ensure comprehensive coverage
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Outputs designed for both board consumption and delivery mobilisation
Deliverables
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Target PAM Operating Model (incl. governance and roles)
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Strategy Document (business case, objectives, principles, risks)
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Transformation Roadmap (Gantt or phased project view)
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Risk-weighted Prioritisation Matrix
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Executive Summary Slide Deck
Designed for
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CISOs and Heads of IAM needing to secure board-level funding
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Organisations preparing for transformation or vendor selection
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Partners (vendors, consultancies) needing a strategy-aligned delivery framework
Outcomes & Business Benefits
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Strategic Alignment: PAM that aligns with business priorities—not IT-only goals
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Regulatory Confidence: Satisfy NIST CSF, DORA, PRA/FCA/ISO expectations
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Delivery Readiness: Enable programme setup and budgeting with clarity
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Stakeholder Buy-In: Executive engagement and support for delivery
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Reduced Risk of Failure: Avoid tool misconfigurations, scope drift, or stalled implementation
Ready to turn maturity into momentum?
Your strategy is the link between risk awareness and measurable results.
👉 Book a 30-minute discovery session to discuss how we can tailor a PAM strategy for your organisation.