SAP IDM 7.0/7.1 Project Plan and Architecture Landscape Diagrams

Need help in identifying whether there is anybody that has a generic project plan along with resources needed in implementing IDM 7.0/7.1. I am also looking for a generic landscape diagram. Any help would be appreciated.

Matt,
Interesting question and one that I think we can answer, but we need a few specifics first (even for a generic)
1. Are you using 7 or 7.1? This is a biggie since there are big differences in implementation.
2. What's your source for Identity data? What are your targets? Even a basic of (Source is HR, targets are ERP, LDAP and badging app)
3. What workflows are you implementing?
4. What is your development approach? Dev / QA / Prod? This can be important too.
For architecture info, take a look at some of the documents available from SAP.
Anyway, a very generic would be:
1.0 Identify requirements
1.1 Sources
1.2 Targets
1.3 Workflows
2.0 Development Environment
2.1 Install Core Components
2.2 Install IdM
2.3 Connector creation
2.3.1 Source (X)
2.3.2 Target A
2.3.3 Target B
2.4 Workflow creation
2.4.1 Notification Tasks
2.4.2 Self Service Tasks
2.5.3 ...
2.6 Unit Testing
3.0 QA
Feel free to contact me if you have further questions

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[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/86/98853478616434e10000009b38f83b/frameset.htm]
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