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A high amount of time during a SAP GRC project will be spent on defining processes and responsibilities. My suggestion is to think in lifecycles for getting a better understanding of the processes and who is taking over the responsibilty.
In this post I would like to clarify the lifecycle of Firefighter IDs. I have grouped them into four steps Create, Change, Delete and Review. Please see for each step expected Tasks and who is involved.
I have additionally added the RACI matrix to see who is Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed for each step. Please be aware that this is very much depending on the point of view and can be different in your organization. My considerations are commonsense and pretty much of thinking in smooth processes throughout a global enterprise.
Creation of Firefighter ID
Tasks
Define the necessary access rights of the FFID
Define the responsibilities (Ownership, Controller)
Create Firefighter ID
Involved functions
Firefighter owner
SAP authorization team
SAP GRC responsible
Business role owner
Changing of Firefighter ID
Tasks
Define the necessary changes in access rights
Define changes in resonsibilities (Ownership, Controller)
Define changes of Firefighter ID (e.g. validity)
Involved functions
Firefighter owner
SAP authorization team
SAP GRC responsible
Business role owner
Deletion of Firefighter ID
Tasks
Delete the Firefighter ID
Document the decision of the deletion
Archive belonging firefighter logfiles
Involved functions
Firefighter owner
SAP authorization team
SAP GRC responsible
Reviewing of Firefighter ID
Tasks
Review validity
Review firefighter ownership and controller
Check proper access rights
Involved functions
Firefighter owner
SAP authorization team
SAP GRC responsible
Business role owner
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