Resourcing against the skills the engagement needs, and the point where the firm discovers whether the capacity assumed at qualification actually exists.
Access provisioning is part of mobilisation rather than an IT afterthought: a team that cannot reach the client's data has not been mobilised.
| Dataset | Authoritative source | Also in | State | Owner |
|---|
| Engagement team assignment | Resourcing | S, Y, S, -, I, A, M, -, P, R, O, V | settled | Resourcing Lead |
| Position | People records | | settled | Managing Partner |
| Skill profile | Skills and competency | S, Y, S, -, P, S, A, -, R, E, S | settled | Resourcing Lead |
| Access grant | Access provisioning | S, Y, S, -, I, A, M, -, D, I, R | settled | IT Service Owner |
| Availability | none | Resourcing, People records | open | Resourcing Lead |
| User identity | Directory | S, Y, S, -, H, R, -, C, O, R, E | settled | IT Service Owner |
| ID | Rule | State | Enforced by | Basis | Owner |
|---|
| RUL-32 | Access is granted only to assigned team members | defined | Access provisioning | Provisioning is driven from the team assignment. | IT Service Owner |
| RUL-33 | Assignments are made against recorded skills | assumed | Resourcing | Assumed. Skills are read from HR and are not always current. | Resourcing Lead |
| RUL-34 | A mobilised team has access before the first chargeable day | open | nothing | Stated and unenforced. Provisioning lead time is not measured, so breaches are invisible. | IT Service Owner |
| RUL-67 | An assignment is confirmed by the Resourcing Lead before access is granted | defined | Resourcing Lead role | The proposal is system-generated; the commitment of a person to an engagement is a decision. | Resourcing Lead |