Accelerating Secure Access
SSO/IGA Vendor Selection
Facing a need for secure logins, an Oil and Gas client enlisted BlueSky IT Partners to manage an SSO/IGA RFP. Overwhelmed with other projects, the CIO relied on BlueSky’s expertise to navigate the vendor landscape, streamline the process, and make informed decisions. This collaboration shortened the RFP timeline by 70%, leading to the selection of two previously unknown vendors with the best pricing and solutions.
BlueSky’s Expert RFP Coordination
- Expertise in Vendor Selection and RFP Management
- Significant Reduction in RFP Timeline
- Optimal Vendor Selection with Best Pricing and Solutions
Challenge: Client needed more secure logins for specific departments and the executive team. The CIO was in over his head with other projects and needed a partner who understood the SSO/IGA space to run an RFP.
Engagement: BlueSky IT Partners engaged with the IT team to review all requirements, timelines and expected outcomes for the RFP. There was a lack of overall knowledge of the vendors in the SSO/IGA space and needed help to select the right vendors for the project. BlueSky managed the vendor engagement by scheduling presentations and demos, creating a feature and services comparative document, reviewing and rating the RFI responses and creating a decision scorecard. We also collected the MSAs, SLA’s, detailed implementation plans, and pricing. Together with the client, BlueSky narrowed the ten vendor participates to the 2 awarded contract winners.
Outcome: By utilizing BlueSky’s expertise, project coordination and decision criteria process, the client was able to shorten the RFP project time by 70%. The chosen winners were 2 vendors originally unknown to the client, and who had the best pricing and solution.
