Identity Management Words of Wisdom in 4 Words or Less

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Working on a Sunday, and I decided to take a break. While procrastinating going back to work, I started thinking about how effective pithy advice can be.  In the spirit of doing more with less, I drummed up Identity Management advice in 4 words or less.  I came up with 38.  Leave your advice (in 4 words or less) in the comments section...

1. Roadmaps Before Design [tweet]
2. Start with Deprovisioning [tweet]
3. Recruit Evangelists Early [tweet]
4. Recruit Techies Later [tweet]
5. Get Executive Sponsorship Early [tweet]
6. Process Over Technology [tweet]
7. Provisioning is Hard [tweet]
8. Who's Gonna Manage This? [tweet]
9. IT, Don't Fly Solo! [tweet]
10. Stakeholders Are Your Friends [tweet]
11. Learn From Botched Implementations [tweet]
12. Virtual Directories Solve Problems [tweet]
13. Beware of Misleading POCs [tweet]
    
14. Automate Access Governance [tweet]
15. Socialize Business Drivers Early [tweet]
16. Manage Expections:Dollars Ratio [tweet]
17. PMs Need Tech Crashcourses [tweet]
18. Identify Risky Accesses Immediately [tweet]
19. Invest in Experience [tweet]
20. Data Cleansing's a Pain [tweet]
21. Identity Assurance is Coming [tweet]
22. Tech Rockstars are Invaluable [tweet]
23. Avoid Too Much Software [tweet]
24. Evangelize Your Vision Constantly [tweet]
25. SSO is Achievable, Really [tweet]
26. Resist Temptations to Rush [tweet]
27. Product Suites are Overrated [tweet]
28. Don't Skip Integration Testing [tweet]
29. Consider Managed Identity Services [tweet]
30. Make Attestation Multi-Layered [tweet]
31. Iterate, Practice Makes Perfect [tweet]
32. Pick a Good Partner [tweet]
33. Deliver Functionality Incrementally [tweet]
34. Investigate SIEM Integration Possibilities [tweet]
35. Leave Time for Training [tweet]
36. Respect Your End-Users [tweet]
37. Minimize Behavior Changing Processes [tweet]
38. Plan Strategically, Act Tactically [tweet]
    

So, do you have any brilliant identity management words of wisdom that can be summed up in 4 words or less? Let's hear them...leave a comment with your inventions...

[Thanks to Dharmesh Shah and his blog post for the inspiration for this entry.]