A cloud migration stalls three months in. The technology is ready, but no one can say with confidence who should have access to the new environment, how accounts will be created, or how access will be removed when people leave. The project team is now doing identity work it did

Most identity systems were not designed. They grew. A directory here, a single sign on tool there, a governance project that half finished, a few scripts holding it together. It works, until the business wants to move to the cloud, adopt AI, pass an audit, or close a deal fast.