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Policy Management: The Value of Efficiency

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Submitted 2011-10-21 07:16:36

Policy management is the culmination of many forces working together to help achieve the highest degree of compliance possible. The management aspect refers to the entire cyclical process of policies: from the initial planning phase, to the construction of policies and procedures, to ensuring that each and every one of your employees has received, viewed, signed, and acknowledged the documents containing your organization’s values and principles.

Policies and procedures are crucial. Not only do they echo the integrity and stance of your organization, they’re a documented way to educate your personnel to carry out the expectations and mission statements set forth. Incorporating as many policies and procedures as your organization is able to pump out is highly encouraged. The more that are published and disseminated, the less disobedience occurs – which is always a plus!

The key is to cover each and every base imaginable. That way, you’re decreasing liability and beating insubordinate behavior to the punch. Once your team has composed policies for every situation possible, it’s time to get those in front of personnel so they can study up. Signatures and a quick comprehension test are always a good idea. Throwing a survey into the mix to gauge how effective your personnel thought the documents were takes compliance even further.

Once you’ve established policies, sent them out, collected signatures, tested and surveyed personnel, then what!? Here’s where the nitty-gritty basics of policy management are key. First, it’s important to take a step back and ask yourself, “How efficient was the entire process?” Were policies written in Word, passed out manually, and then signed by each employee (by hand)? If this sounds familiar, it’s time to enter the world of electronic policy management software: where saving time and efficiency is the name of the game.

Why Policy Management Software?

Policy management software can save boatloads of stress, and free up time to tackle other important projects or issues at hand. Instead of wasting time printing and then tracking everyone down to sign sheets of paper, you can upload policies directly into the software program, select users, and send to the masses. It’s that easy! Want to make sure personnel don’t just scan over documents and sign their names without actually reading? Hold them accountable by attaching tests, to ensure they’ve read and understood policies.

An efficient process is vital. However, most importantly, policy management needs to be an ongoing process that never ends. No one wants to deal with the hassles that accompany risky situations, lawsuits, disgruntled and unruly personnel, and anything else that will cost your organization time, resources, and money. Therefore, the pieces of the policy management puzzle need to fit together tightly, and remain intact at all times. Setting reminders and notifications for personnel to sign new or updated policies, and then generating a quick report to see who signed and who didn’t, is an easy way to ensure parts of the management process don’t slip through the proverbial cracks.

Policy management doesn’t have to be painstakingly tedious and time consuming. Efficiency can be achieved and maintained effortlessly, as long as the proper tools are in place!

Author Resource:- Joshua Brown is the founder and CEO of Innovative Data Solutions, Inc. (IDS) compliance management software. For more information about IDS’ compliance management offerings including accreditation management, Policy Management Software, employee training, knowledge assessments, or feedback reception, please visit us at www.imagineids.com.

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