Forrester’s Zero Trust (ZT) framework is the modern security architecture blueprint for enterprises. Fundamentally, ZT is about moving away from traditional perimeter-based security approaches and embracing a workload-first, data-driven, and identity-aware security model. While ZT improves security, there’s also a hidden benefit: It’s a critical lever to improve employee experience (EX). Security and productivity are fundamental necessities for the modern enterprise; this report provides best practices for IT leaders implementing Zero Trust to simultaneously improve both.