Policy Review and Validation

Does your organization currently have a policy or guidance involving the adoption of automation technologies and algorithmic decision making? Is governance over automation technologies centralized or maintained by each business groups independently?

Increasingly, organizations are beginning to contemplate how to govern the acquisition of automation technologies and how to introduce them into the broader portfolio of solutions. While the practices surrounding software acquisitions (on-premise and SaaS) are more mature and established, the same cannot be said about automation technologies, which can find themselves bundled with software acquisitions, despite requiring an added degree of nuanced understanding.

While procurement and evaluation supports can help buyers identify, select, and procure tools, policies about their continued use and adoption, much like an employee Code of Conduct will help ensure they are used appropriately. Consider the following:

Policy basics

  • Policy name
  • Brief Description
  • Organizational context and details
  • Intent
  • Scope
  • Out of Scope
  • Effective date
  • Owner

Policy language

  • Definitions and glossary
  • Jurisdictions
  • Audiences

Related policies, procedures, and guidelines

  • Related policies
  • FAQs
  • Interpretation Guides
  • Procedures, processes, and workflow
  • Other Resources

Metadata, indexing, and searchability

  • Signatures
  • Keywords
  • Version control
  • Contact information