1. Tracy Mitrano NWACC Workshop
Policy
Tracy Mitrano
NWACC Workshop

2. Language Matters! Law Policy Middle English Ancient Greek
“to lay down”
The floor of expectations
Policy
Ancient Greek
“Polis”
Citizenship

3. Three Types National Policy Institutional Policy Operational
Broadband, Electronic surveillance
Institutional Policy
Responsible or Acceptable Use, Security
Operational
How many mail addresses on one server

4. Institutional Policy General Purposes IT Policy
Compliance, consistency, harmonization, effectiveness and efficiency of operations
Preserve and protect institutional assets
Due process obligations, whether public or private
IT Policy
“IT Policy is IT personnel’s friend
Protect the network and institutional information
Get IT personnel out of the middle of technical access

5. Layered Governance for Policy
Mission
Vision
Strategic Plan
Governance
Policy
Implementation
Training
Education and socialization
Audit
Enforcement

6. What Qualifies for Institutional Policy?
Mapping need to rules
Policy is a rule, not a guidance or suggestion, requires compliance …
Wide Application
Departmental or unit distinction, for both rule and procedure
Rule and Procedure
Complementary
Benefits greatly outweigh the cost
Cost/benefit analysis

7. Three Part Process Rule
Big Wigs
Senior table for impact statement
Rule, reason, to whom it applies, cost/benefit analysis
Process, including stakeholders
Middle Guys
Editorial Group
Middle Management
Back to the Big Wigs
Final review, approval and promulgation

8. Policy on Policies

9. Data or Information Management Policy

10. IT Policy Framework