Microsoft Entra ID P2 — SKU Constellation Map

What a CISO needs to know about Entra ID P2 as a SKU — Privileged Identity Management, risk-based Identity Protection, access reviews, and why P2 is often scoped to privileged users rather than tenant-wide.

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Microsoft Entra ID P2 — SKU Anchor

Scope P2 to privileged and high-risk users first — admins, executives, finance, R&D. Tenant-wide is rarely the right shape.

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Narrative intro

Entra ID P2 is the identity layer of a modern SOC — Privileged Identity Management eliminates standing admin privilege, Identity Protection produces high-signal risk alerts, and access reviews at scale satisfy auditors. The procurement nuance is that P2 is often scoped to privileged users rather than tenant-wide — mixed P1/P2 licensing inside one tenant is supported and common. This map walks both the procurement shape and the operating discipline.

Key takeaways

  • Targeted scoping is usually right — P2 for privileged users, P1 for everyone else
  • PIM live without removing standing roles is theatre — eliminating standing privilege is the goal
  • Identity Protection alerts feed Sentinel via the connector — high-signal SOC inputs
  • Access reviews need a quarterly rhythm with executive sign-off to remain load-bearing

Programme shape

Estimated duration
6–12 weeks
Estimated FTE
0.5 FTE identity lead + part-time SOC SME for risk-signal integration
Spend tier
moderate
Risk level
low

Targeted scoping is the usual procurement shape — P2 for admins, executives, finance, R&D. Tenant-wide P2 is rarely the right answer.

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