Shadow IT continues to pose significant challenges, leading to security vulnerabilities, compliance gaps, and operational inefficiencies. This session will show how a well-structured whitelisting process can help organizations regain control. We’ll cover practical steps for defining roles, assigning responsibilities, and developing streamlined approval processes. It will also include the crucial aspect of striking a balance between efficiency and user experience—ensuring that approvers receive the necessary details without overwhelming requestors with cumbersome forms. By implementing such whitelisting processes, organizations can ensure that only pre-approved applications are procured and deployed, reducing unauthorized software usage, improving governance, and fostering greater accountability. In this session you will learn

• How to define clear roles and responsibilities for software approval and procurement
• How to build and maintain an effective whitelisting framework that adapts to evolving business needs
• How to choose and align stakeholders to streamline decision-making
• How to ensure a seamless and efficient process for requestors while maintaining governance standards.