Control the Policy Management Lifecycle Make sure your IT policies have teeth.

Your Challenge • A set of core IT policies is absolutely necessary to establish transparency and set expectations • Poorly scoped, written and enforced policies open the enterprise to claims of privacy violation or discrimination • This solution set will help you c Our Advice Critical Insight • Implementing policies the business-side of the enterprise doesn't want, doesn't need, or won't support is a waste of valuable time. • If required policies are designed well the first time, then occasional updates is all you will have to do. • Info-Tech offers 21 sample policies for common areas where IT needs to exert control. Impact and Result • Create a full, customized, durable policy portfolio in weeks instead of months.  • Bring much needed clarity, consistency and precision to the IT policies you have to write.  • Engage business leadership in policy support and enforcement  to remove barriers to long-term success. Get to Action 1. Understand the policy management lifecycle Grasp the key steps required to maintain an effective policy portfolio over the long term Storyboard: Control the Policy Management Lifecycle 2. Assess policy health Discover what policies you have, what you need, and what you have to do to bridge the gap IT Policy Assessment Tool 3. Develop the policy Clearly communicate enterprise IT rules leveraging best practices for writing guides and sample policies IT Policy Samples List IT Policy Development Tool Writing Effective IT Policies 4. Enforce the policy Mitigate enterprise legal, financial and ethical risk caused by poor policy compliance and oversight Policy Enforcement: You're Either In or You're Out IT Policy Enforcement Process Tool IT Policy Enforcement Tracking Tool IT Policy Lifecycle Work Plan