Part 1: Create a Policy Evaluation Tool

For this task, create a tool (i.e., an evaluation rubric, matrix or comprehensive checklist) that can help assess an IT policy.  The tool should have an appropriate number of criteria and a scale on which to evaluate each criterion.  Then, prepare a report that contains the following elements:

Title of the Policy

Objective of the Policy

Expected improvements or controls to be mitigated by the Policy

• Policy Contents
• Stakeholders and users that need to observe the policy
• Evaluators and Approvers of the Policy
• Distribution and Communication
• User Awareness Sessions
• Revisions History
• Part 2: Evaluate an OrganizationàIT Policy 
• Conduct research on an organization of your choice.  You can use government or academic portals whose policies are available online.  Using the tool that you created in part 1 of this assignment, research and evaluate the organizationàIT policy. 
• Then, create a report in which you summarize the following:

Provide a description of the organization that you chose, along with the web address for the IT policy.

Describe the IT policy at a high level.

Present a chart depicting each criterion with its description and a scale showing the requirements for each level in the scale of the evaluation tool (in an appendix).

Create a narrative to explain the rationale for the criteria and rating scale.

1. Use your tool to evaluate the IT policy and provide strengths and weaknesses.
2. Provide three recommendations to improve the IT policy.
3. Explain how this organization uses IT policy strategically.