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Policies, policies, policies…!
Policies are now an inescapable part of our lives, both in a private and occupational context.
HR policies. Policies for financial compliance. IT policies. With the unrelenting increases in regulation and legislation, it’s an issue that that increasingly dominates business activities.
So what are ‘policies’, and why have they become a major headache?
- policies define how we are expected to behave at work
- policies set out responsibilities that reach from the boardroom downwards across the whole enterprise
- policies reflect legislation and industry codes of practice
- policies reflect the culture of an organisation
- breaches of policies can have catastrophic consequences
However, policies throw up a host of issues:
- employee awareness of policies can be minimal
- staff understanding of policies can be elusive
- communication of policies often relies on ineffective systems
- making changes to policies can equally be ignored or cause confusion
- management of policies is a substantial headache for individuals responsible for risk management, compliance, information security and HR
Hence PolicyMatter. Simple effective software that lets customers take key policies, ensure staff understand and sign up to them, and allows the policy owners to audit their acceptance across the enterprise.
And management of policies is not just about presenting them once and forgetting about it. Policies will evolve over their life-time. And different elements of policies will be applicable to different users in different contexts. Because of the way we’ve designed it, PolicyMatter allows owners of policies to have clear control over every aspect of each clause. If just one clause is amended, then PolicyMatter will let you present just the amended clause rather than the whole policy.
PolicyMatter: software for effective management of policies and procedures
- software designed from the ground up for clear, effective presentation of policies
- ability to ensure staff read, understand and accept policies
- management reporting and audit trails on policies
- full, automated life-cycle management of policies
- software for policies that integrates with your existing infrastructure
PolicyMatter. Making communication of policies effective. Driving down the cost of managing policies across their entire life-cycle. To find out more, take a closer look at our policy management software.