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On Good Policy

The elements of an organisational policy document that works

What has to be true for an organisational policy document to do its job. Eleven evidence-based elements — from currency and lawful authority to workability and assumed knowledge — each with what failure looks like in practice and how to check for it. Ships with a companion appraisal schedule for running the checks across a real policy library.

• Eleven elements of a working policy document, ordered by return on effort
• 71 sources: audit offices, royal commissions, safety science, guideline appraisal
• Companion 63-item appraisal schedule with triage, corpus checks and a library register