Independent · Vendor-neutral · Fixed fee

Is your PAM programme protecting what you think it is?

An independent review of your privileged access management programme, scored against our 112-element PAM framework. You get clear findings, a maturity score, and a prioritised 90-day plan. We have no product to sell you.

Book a free 30-minute scoping call See what you get
✓ 30+ years combined PAM implementation experience ✓ Works with any PAM vendor ✓ Remote, no admin credentials needed

Is this you?

The deployment has stalled

The platform is live, but coverage stopped climbing several reporting cycles ago and nobody can say exactly why.

Renewal is coming up

You need an honest view of what the licence is actually protecting before you sign for another year.

An audit is on the horizon

ISO 27001, PCI DSS, DORA, NIS2 or Cyber Essentials. You need evidence that privileged access is governed, not just a tool screenshot.

You’re about to buy or replace a tool

You want requirements, scope and integration costs settled before a vendor demo sets the agenda.

You’ve inherited a programme

You’re a new CISO or programme lead and need a baseline you can trust and report against.

Project two after project one failed

You need a recovery plan that names what went wrong and earns back credibility with operations and the board.

What we review

We review your whole programme, not just the vault. The review follows the seven categories of the Periodic Table of PAM Security:

  • Strategy and ownership: who owns access decisions, the platform and the operational watch
  • Discovery and coverage: how much of the real privileged estate is under management
  • Risk factors and threat actors: whether protection follows risk, including human, machine, vendor and emergency access
  • Processes: joiner-mover-leaver, just-in-time, service accounts, break-glass, reviews
  • Tools: fit, configuration, integrations and exemptions, whichever vendor you use
  • Compliance evidence: what you could show an auditor tomorrow
  • Business constraints and success enablers: operating model, skills, adoption and funding

What you get

Maturity score

Where you sit on the five-level PAM maturity model (Level 0 to Level 4), with the evidence behind the score.

112-element gap map

Your programme mapped against the full PAM framework, so you can see the gaps at a glance.

Top risks, ranked

The findings that matter most, in plain language, each with the reason it matters to the business.

90-day action plan

A prioritised, realistic sequence your team can actually operate, built to deliver a visible win early.

Board-ready summary

A short executive summary for your CISO, board or audit committee.

Readout session

A live walkthrough with your team to agree the findings and next steps.

How it works

  1. Free scoping call30 minutes to understand your estate, your concerns and your deadline.
  2. Fixed-fee proposalA clear scope and price agreed up front. No day-rate surprises.
  3. Evidence and interviewsRemote document review and short interviews with the people who run PAM day to day.
  4. Report and readoutYour scored report, gap map and 90-day plan, walked through with your team.

Why PAM Best Practice

Practitioners, not salespeople

Our team has spent decades implementing PAM in enterprise, manufacturing and operational technology environments.

Vendor-neutral

We don’t resell licences or take referral fees, so our recommendations don’t depend on which tool you bought.

Built on our own framework

The review uses the same 112-element framework we teach in the PAM Academy and in our university guest lectures.

Questions

Do you need access to our systems?

No admin credentials are needed. We work from documents, configuration exports you choose to share, and interviews. We can sign an NDA before anything is shared.

Which PAM vendors do you cover?

All of them. The review looks at the programme around the tool, so it applies whichever vendor you use, or if you don’t have a tool yet.

How much does it cost and how long does it take?

Both depend on the size of your estate and what you need, so we agree a fixed fee and timeline on the scoping call. You’ll know the full price before you commit to anything.

Can our team be trained afterwards?

Yes. Many findings come down to skills and process, so the review pairs naturally with team licences for the PAM Academy.

Book your free scoping call

Tell us a little about your programme. We reply within 24 hours to arrange a time. Prefer email? enquiries@pambestpractice.co.uk

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