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are powerful enough to resist pressure to do so, then you should probably
pick an easier project. Likewise, when powerful persons or groups decide for
whatever reason to oppose your approach, either overtly or in a passive-
aggressive manner, you will need powerful backers of your own, or else
failure is virtually guaranteed.
Zombies
: Sometimes, past (misguided) attempts at implementing an IAM
system create legacy components that continue to limp on in a twilight zone.
You will find it extra hard to convince people of the superiority of your
approach if it means undoing what has been done earlier. That would be an
admission of failure - always a no-no from a political perspective! In
addition, management sometimes doesn't seem to understand the term
“sunk costs” and may keep throwing good money after bad. It will be hard to
turn this Titanic around once it has set its heart on reaching that iceberg, so
it would be prudent to grab a lifeboat and abandon ship.
If you've made it this far, it probably augurs well for your plans, so let's
proceed.
Notice that we have not listed “Funding Model” as a problem for our
approach. Why not?
