1 1 Bringing the IntraNet Into Your Office Annette MacMullin Senior Associate Director Northeastern University Brian R. Hodge Vice President bak associates

2 2 Introduction Defining Policies & Procedures P & P: Issues to Address P & P: Advice on Getting Started P&P: Time Table Demonstrate NU’s Intranet Site MicroSoft Front Page Demonstration

3 3 Definitions of Policy & Procedure Policy - “What” we do and “Why” we do things in a certain manner Procedure - Derived from the policy and explains “How” we carry out the policy

4 4 Issues to Address Complexity of Project May Seem Overwhelming Time Commitment Concerns of Putting Current Practices Down in Writing

5 5 Issues to Address (continued) Staff Fears What to Include Who Will Have Access

6 6 Planning Stage Size and Make-Up of Your Aid Office & Your Institution Framework Who Should Be Involved Setting up a Time Table Selection of Medium

7 7 Size and Make-Up of Your Aid Office & Your Institution Large or Small Office Institutional Structure – Community College vs. University

8 8 Framework NASFAA: Policy & Procedures 2001: An Aid Odyssey Decide on a Design

9 9 Who Should Be Involved The More, the Better! Identify Staff With Areas of Responsibilities Individuals to Question and Review P&P

10 Setting up a Time Table Set up Reasonable Timetable On-Going! Start During Your “Down-Time” Snapshot

11 Selection of Medium Paper versus Electronic

12 Things to Avoid Assigning Task to One Person Not Following What You Have in Writing

13 NU’s SFS Intranet Site

14 Microsoft FrontPage It’s so simple!

15 Questions?