Increases efficiency, standardizes processes, reduces mistakes, minimizes liability, offers protection from breaches, simplifies training. If you don’t know what we are talking about the answer is simple; policies and procedures.
Some people consider policies and procedures an administrative burden that is simply a waste of time yet others not only understand the need for the same but consider these policies and procedures a critical part of any process.
Perhaps a brief discussion of processes may be an easier way to visualize the importance of policies and procedures as no fast food restaurant or manufacturer could survive without clear processes and…