Employee & Identity Lifecycle Management
17 articles
Keep accounts and access in step with each person’s role. Learn how to manage employees and contractors from their first day to their last.
LifecycleHow to Conduct a User Access Lifecycle Audit
A user access lifecycle audit is fundamentally different from a standard access review or access certification campaign.
14 min read
LifecycleManaging Contractor and Temporary Worker Lifecycles in IT
Bring contractors and temporary workers into your identity lifecycle with expiring accounts, matching access controls, and post-engagement audits.
13 min read
LifecycleThe Role of Automation in Identity Lifecycle Management
Learn how event-driven automation runs joiner, mover, and leaver workflows, handles exceptions, and makes the business case for lifecycle automation.
12 min read
LifecycleHow to Manage Identity Lifecycle in a Hybrid IT Environment
Hybrid IT environments — where on-premises infrastructure and cloud services coexist — are the reality for the vast majority of enterprises.
12 min read
LifecycleUser Lifecycle Management: From Hire to Retire
How to manage user access from hire to retire with the joiner-mover-leaver framework, regular access reviews, and HR-driven automation for each stage.
11 min read
LifecycleEnterprise Identity Management: A Complete Guide
As your organization grows, managing digital identities becomes harder. More users, devices, and cloud applications mean more access points to protect.
8 min read
Lifecycle6 Best Employee Lifecycle Management Software in 2026
Compare six employee lifecycle management tools for 2026 that handle joiners, movers and leavers, from HR systems of record to HR-to-directory automation.
11 min read
LifecycleIT Lifecycle Management: Key Stages and Best Practices
Managing technology in your organization is no small task. Every device, server, application, and software license has a beginning and an end.
12 min read
Lifecycle7 Important Stages of Account Lifecycle Management
Explore seven important stages of account lifecycle management. Discover how ezOnboard can help you automate account lifecycle management.
9 min read
LifecycleJML Process: Joiners, Movers, and Leavers Explained
JML stands for joiners, movers, and leavers. Learn how the JML process works in IAM, the steps at each stage, its common pitfalls, and best practices.
15 min read
LifecycleMicrosoft Entra Lifecycle Workflows: Automating Joiners, Movers, and Leavers
How Microsoft Entra Lifecycle Workflows automate joiner, mover, and leaver tasks: templates, triggers, scope, tasks, licensing, and how to set one up.
15 min read
LifecycleIdentity and Access Management Checklist Guide for IT Teams
Use this 12-point identity and access management checklist to audit users, enforce access controls, automate provisioning, and stay ready for audits.
14 min read
LifecycleThe Ultimate Guide to IT User Management
Improve IT user management with 12 strategies, from automated provisioning and role-based access to MFA and zero trust, plus the tools that help.
13 min read
LifecycleEmployee Lifecycle Management Best Practices to Apply in 2026
Fourteen employee lifecycle best practices for HR and IT, from preboarding and automated provisioning to offboarding, plus mistakes and metrics to track.
15 min read
LifecycleTop 9 Advantages of Identity and Access Management
Discover nine advantages of identity and access management, from centralized access control to secure remote work, and how to choose the right IAM tool.
10 min read
Lifecycle7 Stages of Employee Lifecycle Management
Walk through the seven stages of the employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, and see how IT teams keep access secure and compliant at each one.
13 min read
LifecycleIdentity Lifecycle Management: Identity Data, Sources and Governance
Identity lifecycle management keeps one identity accurate across HR, the directory and apps. Learn about authoritative sources, governance and tools.
10 min read