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our academic year has officially started today!  Very excited to start the new course and face new challenges! as you wil notice i have posted some random things on ersosion and policies and procedures - this is done to save important articles on a external device (the web)........... not my idea.

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Policies and procedures for the workplace

Question 3: Report on importance of policies and procedures

Policies and Procedures are the strategic link between the Company's Vision and its day-to-day operations. But why is that so important? It's because well written policies & procedures allow employees to understand their roles and responsibilities within predefined limits. Basically, policies & procedures allow management to guide operations without constant management intervention. In order to understand why policies & procedures are so important we need to know what they are and differences between them. So let's start by taking a look at policies: A "Policy" is a predetermined course of action which is established to provide a guide toward accepted business strategies and objectives. In other words, it is a direct link between an organization's "Vision" and their day-to-day operations. Policies identify the key activities and provide a general strategy to decision-makers on how to handle issues as they arise. This is accomplished by providing the reader with limits and a choice of alternatives that can be used to "guide" their decision making process as they attempt to overcome problems. I like to think of "policies" as a globe where national boundaries, oceans, mountain ranges and other major features are easily identified. With that concept in mind let's take about procedures next.The ultimate goal of every procedure is to provide the reader with a clear and easily understood plan of action required to carry out or implement a policy. A well written procedure will also help eliminate common misunderstandings by identifying job responsibilities and establishing boundaries for the job holders. Good procedures actually allow managers to control events in advance and prevent the organization (and employees) from making costly mistakes. You can think of a procedure as a road map where the trip details are highlighted in order to prevent a person from getting lost or "wandering" off an acceptable path identified by the company's management team.

The major differences between policies & procedures are identified below:

Policies:

• Are general in nature

• Identify company rules

• Explain why they exist

• Tells when the rule applies

• Describes who it covers

• Shows how the rule is enforcement

• Describes the consequences

• Are normally described using simple sentences & paragraphs

Procedures:

• Identify specific actions

• Explain when to take actions

• Describes alternatives

• Shows emergency procedures

• Includes warning & cautions

http://www.ameinfo.com/55422.htm (bibliograpgh)