The “User Account Lifecycle Management” is the process of managing user accounts and digital identities throughout the entire lifespan of an employee, student, or temporary worker. This process is called “CRUD,” Create, Review/Update, and Delete/deactivate. In designing a user account lifecycle process, most organizations’ first attempt is using a “manual” process. Where the IT department is required to manually manage multiple digital identities for a single user account across multiple systems. As the process matures, many organizations adopt an automated provision solution. With automation, a change in the HR (source) system is detected and automatically synchronized to the third-party downstream systems (targets). In return, the IT department is freed up to focus on more impactful projects.