Policy & Procedure Management

Let's talk about strategic approaches to policy and procedure management.

Chris Howden
"Standard" template
Hello all, Does anyone have a Standard template for use in IT? Our existing one is the exact same layout as our Procedure template, and I'm not really sure what unique elements/structure it should have. It's also very hard to search the internet for something with such a generic-sounding name! Thanks!
Chris Howden
Chris Howden
"Standard" template
Hello all, Does anyone have a Standard template for use in IT? Our existing one is the exact same layout as our Procedure template, and I'm not really sure what unique elements/structure it should have. It's also very hard to search the internet for something with such a generic-sounding name! Thanks!
Greg Ventura
If you mean a standard template for an IT procedure, I would think that your regular procedure template would suffice. don't you want them to follow the same kind of organization\outline? The bulk of any procedure in my opinion is the steps or procedure section. If this was a procedure for doing backups, it would have the steps to be followed. It might also have a section indicating what the schedule for the backups are. You might also want to spell out who is responsible for performing the actions, and whether any evidence needs to be collected as a part of it.
Greg Ventura
Greg Ventura commented
If you mean a standard template for an IT procedure, I would think that your regular procedure template would suffice. don't you want them to follow the same kind of organization\outline? The bulk of any procedure in my opinion is the steps or procedure section. If this was a procedure for doing backups, it would have the steps to be followed. It might also have a section indicating what the schedule for the backups are. You might also want to spell out who is responsible for performing the actions, and whether any evidence needs to be collected as a part of it.