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The need for automation in Identity Governance and Administration

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Identity governance and administration, or IGA, is not just a term anymore; it has become a mission-critical priority for enterprises to survive. As digital transformation increases, organizations face the challenges of managing an increasingly complex web of user identities. Be it employees, vendors, contractors, or third-party apps, companies now need to secure their hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

The rising complexity has increased the number of overlooked gaps that exist in manual workforce lifecycle management and identity, governance and administration enforcement. A report by Gartner suggests that 60% of IGA failures occur due to a lack of proper identity lifecycle controls and manual management of the process. Without automation, organizations face delays in onboarding, provisioning, and de-provisioning, or access, and growing compliance blind spots. Continue reading the blog to learn how IGA automation can help your organization grow.

The Identity Governance and Administration Challenge

A survey in the report ‘State of Identity Governance 2025’ found that 50.6% organizations strongly agree that they are failing to enforce compliant Identity, governance & administration policies. They are unable to manage the workforce lifecycle from onboarding to off-boarding manually, leading to security gaps and compliance nightmares. Without automation:

Orphaned accounts stay active, leaving employees with access to information long after their roles end

Overprovisioning becomes a norm, leading to security gaps

Manual process led to productivity, impacting employee experiences

Compliance becomes increasingly complex as regulations like HIPAA, SOC2 and GDPR demand detailed audit trails and timely revocations.

How Can Automation Help?

Manual identity management is often reliant on spreadsheets, email approvals, and raising help desk tickets. This process is time-consuming and highly error-prone when organizations grow at a rapid pace. It is a fragmented approach that becomes a security and operational liability in the long term.

According to CIOReview, automating IGA workflows has become non-negotiable for enterprises. It is cost-effective, time- saving and enables enterprises to stay compliant in the fast-paced work environment.

How to choose the right automation solution for your IGA workflow?

Choosing a suitable automation solution for your Identity, Governance and Administration (IGA) workflows is critical for your operational security. Here is a 5-point checklist that can help CIOs and CTOs in making the right decision.

1. Assess your current state and gaps in the existing workforce lifecycle. Audit it to find out where manual interventions are most common and what pain points must be addressed.

2. Prioritize the integration compatibility of the solution. A good solution should enable complete end-to-end integration between your HR systems, IdPs, identity governance and administration software, and third-party applications.

3. The ideal solution should also support policy-driven automation. This will help in streamlining access provisioning based on roles and attributes.

4. It should be secure and compliant. Ensure that it is SOC2 Certified and offers a detailed audit log.

5. Evaluate the complete cost of ownership. Consider factors like licensing fees, implementation time, customization requirements, and maintenance, as well as training requirements.

This approach aligns with Gartner’s recommended identity maturity, transitioning from siloed IAM processes into an integrated IGA + lifecycle automation framework. However, enterprises still struggle when it comes to the implementation of the right solution.

How Hire2Retire Can Help?

Hire2Retire is a unified suite of end-to-end workforce lifecycle automation solutions. It is a powerful, lightweight identity governance and administration solution that smoothly integrates with HR systems, IdPs, cloud infrastructure and third-party applications. It helps enterprises fill the critical lifecycle gaps in their fragmented and broken workforce lifecycle management. From onboarding to the employee’s exit, it helps in automation helps automate all processes, including identity provisioning, resource provisioning, and access provisioning.

Onboarding (Joiner)

When HR adds a new hire, directory and application accounts are auto-created with appropriate access rights.

Role Change (Mover)

Role updates in core systems trigger entitlement adjustments instantly and in line with policies.

Off-boarding (Leaver)

As soon as employment ends, all associated identities across systems are deactivated. This reduces the window for orphan account exploitation.

This seamless flow simplifies operations for CIOs and CTOs struggling with growing workforce scale, internal policies, and compliance demands.

Final Takeaways

Workforce lifecycle gaps around the onboarding, role-change, and off-boarding of the employees are recognized as the primary barrier for effective identity, governance & administration processes.

For CIOs and CTOs, it has become imperative to establish a unified and automated identity, governance and administration foundation that can scale with their growing businesses. To grow in the competitive landscape of our digitalized world, Hire2Retire comes out as a perfect solution for enterprises today.

Why is automating workforce identity lifecycle events so critical to IGA success?

Manual handling of joiner, mover, and leaver (JML) events leads to inconsistent access control, delayed deprovisioning, and elevated security risks. Automation ensures timely, accurate identity provisioning and deprovisioning, which enhances compliance, reduces insider threats, and supports audit readiness.

How does an automation tool like Hire2Retire fit into an existing IGA framework?

Hire2Retire integrates seamlessly with HR systems, directories, and ITSM platforms to bridge the identity lifecycle gap. It manages JML workflows across systems without replacing your core IGA tools, offering a lightweight yet powerful way to operationalize workforce identity governance.

What are the business benefits of automating IGA workflows?

Automated IGA workflows reduce human errors, speed up user provisioning, eliminate access sprawl, and significantly cut down the time to audit and report compliance. Organizations often see improvements in IT productivity by up to 30% and faster onboarding times by 70%, according to Zluri and CIOReview.

The need for automation in Identity Governance and Administration

The Identity Governance and Administration Challenge

How Can Automation Help?

How to choose the right automation solution for your IGA workflow?

How Hire2Retire Can Help?

Final Takeaways

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