Layoffs only account for part of Enterprise IT Reductions in Force. Added to regular layoff are employees who are suddenly not able to make it to the workplace and health-the related interruptions.
This adds a few special twists to handling downsizing:
A) The procedures for terminating staff who are newly remote is unknown in many enterprises. Simply getting back the hardware, smartphones, network gear, and smart-security-tokens will be a headache.
B) Turning off authentication (who) and access (to what) is not as simple as when single-sign-on mainframe or centralized computing was core. Simply, you can’t delete an authentication identity and go on to the next.
Does the individual’s email and phone have to be monitored after they’ve been terminated or are simply unavailable?
Does the individual have access/control to enterprise-level resources (the enterprise Twitter feed, LinkedIn, or SEC filing login)?
Does the individual’s authorization control group administration? (cloud collaborative services, sales administration services, reporting setups)
Do these designated ‘roles’ affect work? (e.g. manages ‘abuse@myplace.com’, has domain renewal logins, or whose corporate card paid for cloud services)
C) Are there turnover materials needed that are inaccessible? (locked up in sealed buildings, in office safes, or behind secured doors) [Even if not terminated, people who are no longer available to help get turnover done will add complications.]
Continued Tomorrow
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