I have recently taken over the IT directors position at a small critical care hospital. the former IT manager had nothing documented. I have to write all the policies and procedures from disaster recovery to email use. Does anyone know of a guide book or software that would allow already written policies to be modified to fit my needs
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Tech Republic has a columnist, Mike Talon, who addresses this often. Also, you might consider signing up for the DR email list. It's among all the other TR lists.
I am not sure how large your organization is, but I have used TechRepublic's Small Office Tool Kit (CD) which has templates on it that deal with Policies & Procedures. It was only $25 + s&h.
I have been doing this for way too many years now. If you have general guidelines, a good techincal writer can assemble them without much trouble. The website listed is a good start. Read those and mark them up. Let a pro assemble thema dn assure cross-functional consistentcy. If certification is an issue, a pro is almost essential. e-mail me ith any questions.
Don't know what your budget is, but you may want to take a look at Information Security Policies Made Easy. It is expensive at $800+, but it has everything you could want in terms of security policies. The SANS policies are good, but they are individual policies in long-form. If you are trying to craft a comprehensive policy set, this book includes a CD with templates of complete policy sets in short-form that you can modify to suit your environment.
I Know of no one place to find all the written material however if you have a list of the things you need then maybe this office can help you find each needed documented policies and procedures.
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IT Policy and Procedure guides
position at a small critical care hospital.
the former IT manager had nothing documented.
I have to write all the policies and procedures from disaster recovery to email use. Does anyone know of a guide book or software that would allow already written policies to be modified to fit my needs