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Approaching RBAC - Where to Start?

Approaching RBAC     I began my career in IAM (Identity Access Management) working on a large team that solely handled provisioning for a large financial institution.  At the time I didn't know what IAM and IGA were, but I enjoyed my work.       Fast Forward almost 7 years and I found myself on in an IT group at another financial institution and an opportunity to start an IAM team arose.  I jumped at the opportunity and became the first and only member of the IAM team.  Over time the team grew, and I went from performing all tasks to working as an analyst.     In my role I found myself being tasked with implementing RBAC, or Role-Based Access.  Initially it seemed to be an easy enough task, but as I dug in I found there was far more complexity than I initially realized.  There were many challenges, both technical and administrative but I found myself making progress with RBAC.            After...