Review policies

Relevant texts: Writing policy, Writing procedures (Links open new windows)

1. Do policies reflect your organization's philosophy?
2. Do policies positively contribute to meeting client and stakeholder needs?
3. Do they continue to be relevant?
4. Are they consistent with the organization's philosophy?
5. Do they meet funding requirements?
6. Do they meet duty of care responsibilities?
7. Do they promote ethical behavior?
8. Are they based on principles of natural justice?
9. Evaluate the existing policies and procedures in your organization. Determine if they are current and relevant for your organization and its clients. Reading them is a good start, but it is nowhere near the whole task because it won't tell you what people think about them. Consider these cases:
• Some procedures probably won't even be written down.
• People just ignore them, especially if you have too much policy and procedure.
• People have updated the procedures, and the document is out of date.
• People have become slack and need to go back to the procedures.
• Simply asking what people think will attract new suggestions for revision and change.