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What do teams get wrong about identity governance maturity?

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By NHI Mgmt Group Editorial Team Updated June 7, 2026 Domain: Governance, Ownership & Risk

Teams often confuse completed reviews with effective governance. A recertification can be fully signed off and still leave excessive, dormant, or misowned access unchanged. Maturity is better measured by whether the programme can continuously reduce access risk across the identity lifecycle.

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Reviewed and updated by the NHIMG editorial team on June 7, 2026.
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