Use Case — Modernization & Migration
Identity Platform Migration: Modernize While Maintaining Production Access Continuity
Webmethod designs and executes identity platform migrations — moving organizations from legacy IGA and IAM systems to modern, scalable solutions while treating production access continuity as a core requirement in every phase.
Legacy identity and access management (IAM) platforms carry debt that compounds over time. Customizations that made sense a decade ago become migration blockers today. Platforms that went end-of-life or shifted pricing models leave organizations running software they can no longer afford to support or extend.
The pressure to migrate is real. So is the risk:
- →Migrations that are scoped against documentation, not actual integrations — and break in production
- →Cutover plans that don't account for legacy workflows with no modern equivalent
- →Data quality issues discovered mid-migration that delay timelines
- →Parallel-running environments that create inconsistency and compliance gaps
- →Loss of audit history and access evidence from the prior platform
Webmethod approaches migrations as engineering programs, not lift-and-shift projects. We systematically map integrations, identify gaps early, and build a cutover plan around what exists in your environment — not just what the documentation says should be there.
What We Deliver
Discovery through cutover and stabilization
Migration Assessment
- —Deep inventory of existing platform: integrations, customizations, workflows, and data
- —Gap analysis between source and target platforms
- —Risk identification: what can be migrated, what must be rebuilt, what can be retired
- —Migration wave planning and dependency mapping
Migration Execution
- —Target-platform configuration aligned to the future-state operating model
- —Integration re-architecture for AD/Entra ID, HR systems, SaaS, and on-prem applications
- —Identity data migration including account, entitlement, and role data
- —Parallel-run period with validation testing before cutover
Cutover & Stabilization
- —Phased cutover by application group, user population, or business unit
- —Rollback plan and go/no-go criteria defined before any production change
- —Post-cutover stabilization and incident response support
- —Decommission plan for the legacy platform
Platforms We Migrate
Source and target experience
| Legacy Platform | Target Platform | Domain |
|---|---|---|
| Ping Identity (PingFederate, PingOne) | Okta Workforce Identity | IAM / SSO / MFA |
| Oracle Identity Manager (OIM) | SailPoint IIQ / ISC | IGA / Lifecycle |
| Saviynt | SailPoint IIQ | IGA / Governance |
| SiteMinder / ADFS | Okta / Entra ID | IAM / Federation |
| Custom / homegrown provisioning | SailPoint / Okta | Lifecycle / IGA |
Proof Points
Where we've delivered
Executed a Ping Identity to Okta migration across a large, distributed enterprise — re-architecting SSO and authentication workflows, migrating user populations by wave, and maintaining production access continuity throughout the transition, completing the migration in under 9 months across 200+ applications.
Webmethod's founder directed enterprise-scale IGA migration from a legacy Saviynt and Oracle Identity Manager environment to SailPoint — re-engineering identity lifecycle workflows, rebuilding integrations, and executing cutover across a large, complex identity footprint.
Webmethod is a certified MBE, Hispanic-owned small business.
Common Questions
What to expect
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