Asana + Microsoft Entra ID Integration — SSO, SCIM & Conditional Access
Asana + Microsoft Entra ID Integration connects Asana with Microsoft Entra ID through the Asana gallery app so sign-in and the user lifecycle are managed centrally: SAML single sign-on, SCIM user provisioning and deprovisioning, group-based assignment, and Conditional Access with MFA enforced through Entra ID. SSO and SCIM require Asana's enterprise-class plans, and the exact behavior available in your tenant is confirmed during discovery — this service configures the supported capabilities, it does not invent new ones.
What this engagement is
Manually adding and removing Asana users does not scale and leaves departed employees with live access. IT Partner configures the supported identity integration between Microsoft Entra ID and Asana: the Asana enterprise application from the Entra ID gallery provides SAML 2.0 single sign-on and SCIM user provisioning, so accounts are created when users are assigned, updated when attributes change, and deactivated when users are disabled or removed. Group-based assignment maps Entra ID security groups to Asana access, and Conditional Access policies — including MFA and device or location conditions — govern the Asana sign-in path. These capabilities require Asana's enterprise-class plans; IT Partner verifies plan support, designs the assignment and attribute model around your directory data, pilots with test users, and hands over documented configuration with the provisioning and sign-in logs your auditors will ask about.
Success criteria
What you receive
How the work unfolds
Confirm the Asana plan supports SSO and SCIM, review the Entra ID tenant, verified domains, attribute quality, group model, and Conditional Access baseline, and produce the assignment and mapping design. Acceptance gate: design approved by the client.
Configure the Asana gallery application for SAML 2.0, exchange metadata and certificates with Asana, and validate the sign-in flow with approved test users before touching production sign-in behavior.
Configure SCIM provisioning with the approved attribute mappings and scope, run the initial synchronization against a pilot group, and validate create, update, and deactivate cases in the provisioning logs.
Configure group-based assignment per the mapping matrix and apply Conditional Access and MFA policies to the Asana application in report-only or pilot mode first, protecting break-glass accounts.
Run the agreed pilot, support production enablement and user communications, verify logs, and deliver administrator handover documentation.
Prerequisites
Who does what
IT Partner
- Verify Asana plan capability and document implementation assumptions before configuration.
- Configure the Asana enterprise application: SAML SSO, SCIM provisioning, attribute mappings, and group-based assignment.
- Design and apply Conditional Access and MFA policy targeting for the Asana application in the client-approved mode.
- Run the agreed test cases and troubleshoot SSO, provisioning, deprovisioning, and assignment issues during implementation.
- Protect break-glass and service accounts in policy design.
- Provide handover documentation and walk through sign-in and provisioning log monitoring.
- Identify risks, dependencies, and follow-up recommendations discovered during the engagement.
Your team
- Provide timely access to the Entra ID tenant and Asana admin console, or work through supervised sessions.
- Confirm that Asana and Microsoft licensing support the requested SSO, SCIM, Conditional Access, and MFA capabilities.
- Approve the group mapping, policy behavior, change windows, and rollout decisions.
- Provide test accounts and participate in pilot validation.
- Communicate sign-in and MFA changes to affected employees.
- Maintain the authoritative identity data, group membership ownership, and access-review process after handover.
- Purchase or assign any required Microsoft or Asana licenses.
What's not included
Limitations & technical notes
Frequently asked questions
What does the Asana + Microsoft Entra ID Integration include?
IT Partner configures the Asana enterprise application from the Microsoft Entra ID gallery: SAML 2.0 single sign-on, SCIM user provisioning and deprovisioning, group-based assignment mapped to your structure, and Conditional Access with MFA for the Asana sign-in path — plus pilot testing, log verification, and administrator handover documentation.
Is this a supported, first-party integration?
Yes. Asana publishes an enterprise application in the Microsoft Entra ID gallery supporting SAML SSO and SCIM provisioning. IT Partner configures that supported path rather than custom middleware, which keeps the integration on both vendors' support surface.
What Asana plan do we need for SSO and SCIM?
SAML SSO and SCIM provisioning are available on Asana's enterprise-class plans. IT Partner verifies during discovery that your subscription includes the required capabilities before any configuration starts — if it does not, you get that answer in the first working session, not after billable build time.
Does the integration automate onboarding and offboarding?
Yes. With SCIM provisioning, assigning a user (directly or via group) creates or reactivates their Asana account, attribute changes flow through, and disabling or unassigning the user deactivates Asana access. Deprovisioning behavior is validated with test users and checked against your retention requirements before broad rollout.
Can Entra ID groups control Asana access?
Yes. Group-based assignment on the enterprise application drives who is provisioned, following an approved group-to-access mapping matrix. Whether group membership can also drive Asana team membership depends on Asana's current SCIM capabilities for your plan, which IT Partner confirms during discovery rather than assuming.
Does this service enforce MFA and Conditional Access for Asana?
Yes. Conditional Access policies — MFA, and optionally device or location conditions — are applied to the Asana enterprise application, rolled out in report-only or pilot mode first. Enforcement is complete only when Asana sign-in is required to go through Entra ID, which is part of the design.
What Microsoft licensing is required?
Conditional Access requires Microsoft Entra ID P1 or higher; risk-based policies require P2. SCIM provisioning and SAML SSO for gallery applications are Entra ID platform capabilities. IT Partner confirms your licensing against the scoped design during discovery.
Will this change how users sign in today?
Yes, once enforced: users sign in to Asana with their Entra ID credentials and your MFA policy. IT Partner pilots the flow with test users first, agrees a cutover window with you, and helps prepare user communications so the change lands without a helpdesk spike.
What happens when identity data is messy — mismatched emails, duplicate accounts?
Attribute mismatches are the most common cause of failed provisioning. Discovery includes a directory-quality check; mismatches are flagged with remediation recommendations. Large-scale directory cleanup is out of scope but can be quoted separately.
How long does the integration take, and how is it priced?
The service is billed hourly at the published rate, with total effort scoped per project. A standard engagement is planned at five days; the final timeline depends on directory quality, group mapping complexity, and Conditional Access requirements.
What is not included?
License costs, Asana workspace redesign, broad Entra ID cleanup, HRIS integrations, device-compliance work (covered by the Asana + Microsoft Intune service), and compliance certification are excluded unless separately scoped. 24/7 support, continuous monitoring, and ongoing maintenance are optional paid add-ons.
What happens after the integration is completed?
Asana access runs through Entra ID: SSO with MFA, automatic provisioning and deprovisioning, and group-driven assignment, with sign-in and provisioning logs available for audit. You receive handover documentation; IT Partner remediates implementation defects during the agreed validation period, and ongoing administration is available as an optional paid add-on.