A Tale of Policy Restructure October 20, 2014 Jessica Teets, University Policy Office Coordinator Purdue University
Purdue’s Comprehensive Policy Review Guiding Principles Consistency Common sense Core to the mission Who In-house legal counsel Vice president for ethics and compliance University Policy Office coordinator Scope 127 administrative policies
The Goal
Plan to Get There
The Goal
Plan to Get There Needs Assessment Key Questions Is the policy necessary to promote the university's mission or relationships with stakeholders? Is the policy necessary to advance a university-wide risk management or operational efficiency objective? Is the policy necessary to implement a legal requirement? Additional Considerations Is the policy related/complementary to another policy? Does the policy need to be updated? Is the policy consistent, both internally and with other policies? Are the policy standards reasonable and flexible?
Plan to Get There Needs Assessment Recommendation for Disposition Retain the policy in its current form. Retain the policy, but make revisions. Consolidate the policy with another. Rescind the policy and manage the issue through other means (e.g., standard, guideline, procedure, training). Rescind the policy.
Plan to Get There
Plan to Get There – Qualtrics
Plan to Get There – Excel
Problems Along the Way
Time constraints We got better as we went
Problems Along the Way – Time Constraints
Problems Along the Way – We got better as we went
Recommendations
Results
Next Steps Update the policy on policies Update the policy template and create the standard template Respond to the responsible offices Get to work!
Questions?