Have any organizations developed definitions for their policy areas and/or an algorithm to help decide which area is responsible for policies that overlap multiple areas(for example, legal and HR)?
Defining Areas/Departments
Hi Sara, It depends on the goals for your organization and why there is a need to consolidate. A few considerations are (1) volume (if low volume, like <10 docs; consider combining; if high volume, consider a split) but this also depends on (2) the Area Managers and their oversight bandwidth; a third consideration is(3) Meeting with the stakeholders to negotiate. The subject matter expertscan often clear things up quickly, theymay be able toseparate policies easily or provide valuable feedback on where to reallocate the documents.
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