02 — Capability · BC-710.30
IT Policy & Decision Rights
Publish the policies and standards every technology team must follow, run the forums that decide exceptions, and make clear who can decide what, so governance is a known path rather than a surprise.
- IT Governance Framework
- Technology Policy
- Governance Forums
In scope
- IT policy lifecycle from draft to retirement
- Governance bodies and their charters
- Decision rights and escalation paths
- Policy compliance monitoring
Out of scope
- Architecture standards and design review (see BC-170)
- Security policy content and regulatory compliance programs (see BC-760 and BC-140)
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- No product in the catalog yet.
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Decomposes into · 4
- BC-710.30.10Policy LifecycleDraft, approve, publish, review and retire technology policies on a schedule, so nothing in force is older than anyone remembers.
- BC-710.30.20Governance ForumsCharter and run the boards and councils that make cross-team technology decisions, with membership, cadence and a record of what was decided.
- BC-710.30.30Decision RightsState who decides, who is consulted and who is informed for each class of technology decision, and keep it current as the organization changes.
- BC-710.30.40Policy Compliance MonitoringCheck that teams actually follow published policies, report gaps and route persistent ones to the owning forum.